§ 9. Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALDasked whether members of the Flying Corps stationed on a certain well-known racecourse have to sleep in the stable dormitories generally used by the stable boys, which in present circumstances are unhealthy and have produced illnesses arising from cold; if so, whether the War Office has received complaints of this; and what steps it has taken to remedy the conditions?
§ Mr. TENNANTThe quarters in question are in the Royal Hotel and consist of the dormitories used by jockeys or grooms in peace time. The rooms, which have been specially inspected, are considered quite healthy, and, except for a slight outbreak of measles, there has been no unusual illness. The only complaint received by the War Office has proceeded, not from the soldiers of the Royal 867 Flying Corps affected, but from a lady residing in the neighbourhood. When this complaint was received the quarters were specially inspected, and the conclusion I have stated was reached.