§ 39. Mr. Lowasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that soldiers and officers requiring spectacles are only able to get service type spectacles whereas civilians living with them are able to get tortoiseshell spectacles with curved lenses; and whether he will arrange that soldiers and officers are treated equally with the civilian population.
§ Mr. ShinwellOfficers and men serving in the Army are at present issued with Service type spectacles. The additional issue of a pair of National Health Service type spectacles is under consideration.