§ 1. Sir Waldron Smithersasked the Minister of Supply to which firm the arm titles made during the last war for wear by Russian nationals were recently sold for pulping.
§ The Minister of Supply (Mr. Duncan Sandys)It is contrary to established practice to publish the names of contractors.
§ Sir W. SmithersWould the Minister help me to get a supply of these badges for presentation to certain Members of the Socialist Party, so that they can display their true colours?
§ Mr. SandysIt is too late: they have already been pulped.
§ Mr. Emrys HughesIs the Minister aware that we began the last war by being enemies of the Russians, and that, at the end of the war, the Russians were our allies and helped us to attain military victory? As that might happen again, was he not rather premature to pulp these arm titles?
§ Mr. SandysWe could not foresee all eventualities.