HC Deb 22 July 1942 vol 382 cc38-9
60. Mr. Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why the members of the fire brigades should have to buy their own soap and towels?

The Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Home Security (Miss Wilkinson)

The practice in the National Fire Service has been to follow that which generally obtained in the fire brigades before the reorganisation of the Service. My right hon. Friend is considering whether the supply situation will warrant any change in this respect.