§ 16. Mr. Burkeasked the Secretary of State for War whether all supplies of paper bags required by his Department are ordered through the Stationery Office, through agents, or through manufacturers direct?
§ Mr. EdenIn the normal course, all paper bags required by the War Department are obtained through the Stationery Office. Occasionally, local purchases are made from manufacturers, not, so I am informed, through agents.
§ Mr. BurkeIs the right hon. Gentleman not aware that, in correspondence with the Ministry of Supply, we were told that the War Office was responsible and that the bags were received from agents?
§ Mr. EdenNo, Sir, I think that is not the case. We get them from the Stationery Office as a general rule. If my hon. Friend has any other information, I shall be glad if he will give it to me.
§ 20. Dr. Littleasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will now grant leave to the soldiers from Northern Ireland serving in Great Britain, and specially those who have returned from Dunkirk, to visit their homes and their friends in the near future?
§ Mr. EdenThe grant of leave must be governed by the exigencies of the Service, but arrangements were made for the grant of special leave to British Expeditionary Force personnel who returned from Dunkirk, and almost all of those concerned have already had such leave.
§ Dr. LittleThis is a matter which concerns my own constituency; will my right hon. Friend do his best in this matter?