§ 14. Mr. George Craddockasked the Secretary of State for War how many men in the Army are sleeping in two-tier bunks; if he will name the camps where this occurs, with the figures for each camp; and when it is proposed to bring this state of affairs to an end.
§ Mr. HeadAbout 3,500 men. I am sending the hon. Member details of each of the 20 camps concerned. I am anxious to do away with double bunks, and the number of men using them has been reduced in the past year by over 3,000.
§ Mr. CraddockSurely that is a deplorable number of people in the Service who are still serving under these conditions. Cannot the Minister speed up this matter and give our men the conditions to which they are entitled?
§ Mr. HeadMy problem is very closely related to that of the housing problem. If we could build barracks rapidly, the whole problem would be overcome. We are trying to get this matter settled as quickly as we can.