§ 77. Mr. W. Fletcherasked the Minister of Works whether he will reconsider the claim of Mrs. S. Hopkinson, of 37 St. Anne's Street, Chesham, Bury, Lancashire, for further compensation for her railings requisitioned for scrap in 1943, for which 5s. 11d. was received, in view of the fact that his Department is now paying as much as £3 10s. for similar railings requisitioned at the same time.
§ Mr. KeyNo. Mrs. Hopkinson accepted the sum in settlement. It would be impracticable to reopen such claims on the ground that higher sums are now being paid as a result of awards made subsequently by the General Claims Tribunal.
§ 81. Sir W. Darlingasked the Minister of Works what was the total tonnage and value of railings collected during the war; and what payments were made.
§ Mr. KeyThe total weight of railings and gates collected during the war was 600,000 tons. The scrap metal value was assessed at a standard rate of 25s. per ton and the bulk of the payments were made at that rate to those owners who claimed. The records available do not differentiate between the various classes of scrap and sums paid in respect of railings cannot be extracted.