Mr. Creech Jonesasked the Home Secretary what is the flocculent material which is being used as a filter for smokes in the gas-masks now being manufactured in Blackburn for free distribution to the civilian population; and what, if any, has been the percentage of smoke which has passed through this material when subjected to experiments?
§ Mr. LloydThe material employed as a filter for smokes in the gas masks now being made at Blackburn for distribution to the civilian population consists of a mixture of wool and asbestos. Extensive tests with toxic smokes have proved that the respirator will afford protection against all such poison gases under the conditions which would arise in practice.