§ 33. Mr. NEWMANasked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the lack of weather-resisting quality in the Cavalry cloaks and Infantry greatcoats as exemplified in the recent autumn manœuvres; whether a regiment of Cavalry were compelled, owing to the state of their cloaks, to manœuvre in their blankets; whether he has read the reports of attaches to their respective Governments mentioning the defective weather-resisting qualities of cloaks and coats of our troops; and what action he proposes to take in the matter?
§ Colonel SEELYThe question of the permeability of the greatcoat at present in use was raised by the hon. and gallant Member for the Torquay Division of Devonshire on 9th October. I have nothing at present to add to the information which I gave in reply to the various questions put on that occasion.