§ 36. Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that under existing arrangements many Territorial Army units will not be issued with floorboards for tents at annual camp; and what steps he is taking to see that sufficient floorboards are available.
§ Mr. StracheyFloorboards for Territorial Army camps are provided on the same over-all scale as before the war, which in practice has proved sufficient. They are distributed, according to the needs of individual camps, by commands, but if the hon. Member has any particular camp in mind I will look into the position.
§ Brigadier HeadIn view of the immense number of floorboards in the country, is it not really cheese-paring to withhold floorboards from some camps because they are below a certain ground level? Would it not be better to give all the Territorials floorboards for their camps?
§ Mr. StracheyI am informed that at the height of the camping season it is not possible to provide floorboards for camps of all kinds on a complete scale, but I think that we can meet all cases of real need.
§ Mr. TilneyIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that there are considerable supplies of floorboards in private hands; and will he do his best to borrow them, anyhow for the camping season?
§ Mr. StracheyWe will look into that.