§ Mr. Manderasked the Secretary of State for War which is the organisation through which books handed in by the public at Post Offices are sent to Army units; whether they are sorted by voluntary or paid workers with or without library experience; and what machinery exists for seeing that each unit has an opportunity of receiving books of the type likely to appeal to it most?
§ Captain MargessonThe organisation referred to is the Welfare Branch of the War Office. The books are sorted by voluntary and paid workers who work under the supervision of persons with library experience. The procedure to be adopted by units to obtain books of the various classes available has been laid down in Army Council Instructions 1507 and 1184 of 1940 and in various booklets dealing with the soldier's welfare which have been issued to Army officers.