§ 8. Lieut.-Colonel Sir Thomas Mooreasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will arrange for prisoners of war to be allotted to coastal local authorities to remove the concrete blocks, iron posts and barbed wire from the beaches and so permit their use by the public.
§ Sir J. GriggAs I said to my hon. and gallant Friend on 10th October the military authorities use such labour as they have available from time to time to remove these obstructions. But as my 3 hon. and gallant Friend will realize such labour as can be obtained is on the whole employed on work more directly concerned with winning the war.
§ Sir T. MooreSurely, since the enemy compelled us to erect these defences for our own protection, it is reasonable that they should also be compelled to remove them for our comfort?
§ Sir J. GriggIt is a question of what they can be employed on most usefully. I think it is true that all the German prisoners engaged on labour in this country are at the disposal of the Minister of Agriculture.