§ Captain Pluggeasked the Home Secretary whether his Department approves the issue of babies' gas-masks wherever these are available; and whether any local authority waiting for the outbreak of an emergency is holding back such distribution?
§ Sir J. AndersonLocal Authorities have been advised that they should not distribute these appliances without specific authority from the Department, but this authority is given as soon as an adequate supply has been sent to the particular area concerned. I know of no case in which a local authority has withheld distribution after this authority has been given.