§ 66. Mr. W. Robertsasked the Home Secretary the objections which have been made by his Department to the experiments carried out by the Cambridge scientists with regard to air raid precautions?
§ Mr. LloydI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-upon-Tyne North (Sir N. Grattan-Doyle) on 18th February.
§ 67. Mr. Parkerasked the Home Secretary whether he is prepared to submit to an impartial inquiry the air raid precautions schemes suggested by his own Department and the criticisms made of them by the Cambridge scientists?
§ Mr. LloydI would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to a question by the hon. Member for Pontypool (Mr. A. Jenkins) on 4th March.
§ 68. Mr. Parkerasked the Home Secretary for what period of time the official specification of the respirators supplied by the French Government for the civilian population are required to be effective against chloropicrin and phosgene; and how does this compare with the requirements for the special service grade 2 respirators which are being manufactured in Great Britain for the same concentration of gas?
§ Mr. LloydThe announcement that the French Government is proposing to provide a respirator for the civilian population has only recently been made, and no specimen, description or specification has been received. It is regretted, therefore, that it is not possible to reply to the second part of the question.