I have been asked to reply. My right hon. Friend is satisfied that local authorities, in preparing their air-raid fire precautions schemes, take due account of the necessity for providing appliances to deal with risks of this nature. It is part of his policy to facilitate arrangements proposed by local authorities in whose districts such risks arise for some of the firefighting appliances supplied by the Government to be stationed on the premises of dock undertakings. As indicated in the reply which my right hon. Friend gave to a question by the hon. Member on 16th November last, fire pumps are also supplied to local authorities, where necessary, for installation on suitable craft in connection with their local fire precautions schemes.