§ 57. Mr. Frankelasked the Secretary of State for War how many complaints he has received that our Forces in Italy are still wearing the khaki drill in use in North Africa, which is unfitted for the climate now being experienced in Italy; and whether any steps are being taken to equip these troops with more suitable clothing?
§ Sir J. GriggThe local distribution of winter clothing was timed to begin in the middle of October, and, as far as I know, all troops in Italy are now in their winter clothing.
§ Mr. FrankelWill the right hon. Gentleman answer the first part of the Question, as to how many complaints he has received?
§ Sir J. GriggI have heard of one or two, and that is all. They probably relate to the period before the middle of October, which I have referred to as the crucial date.