§ Captain Bullockasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has now received full information about the recent fire in the Gladstone Dock, Liverpool; and whether he proposes to institute an inquiry or to take any further action.
§ Mr. EdeI have received a report from the Chief Officer of the Bootle Fire Brigade which deals not only with the fire-fighting operations, but with the precautions which had been taken against fire. The report is being considered by the Home Office in consultation with the Ministry of Transport and Board of Trade who are both concerned with the question of precautions against fires in docks.