HC Deb 23 January 1945 vol 407 c626
24. Mr. Douglas

asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the lack of newspapers, the need for wireless sets capable of picking up home broadcasts and the delay in the receipt of mails for some of the British Forces in Greece; and what is being done to remedy this.

Sir J. Grigg

British Forces in Greece receive 6,000 copies of the Army newspaper "Union Jack" daily by air from Italy. Arrangements will shortly be completed for the production of "Union Jack" in Athens. An allocation of wireless sets has been made to our Forces in Greece by the Army headquarters in Italy on the same scale as for troops in Italy. These sets have proved satisfactory, and reception in Greece is in fact better than was the case with the same or similar sets in Italy. As regards mails I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Romford (Mr. Parker) on 17th January.

Mr. Douglas

Is my right hon. Friend aware that the complaint is not about the quality of the sets but about their scarcity?

Sir J. Grigg

I have just pointed out that the sets are issued on the same scale as in Italy.