HC Deb 23 May 1940 vol 361 c328W
Mr. Gurney Braithwaite

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in view of the increased cost of cigarettes, the Admiralty order under which officers of the Royal Navy are forbidden to smoke pipes in the streets when wearing uniform will now be rescinded?

Sir V. Warrender

At present, when officers must wear uniform on all occasions, the observance of this rule will be left to the good sense and knowledge of the customs of the Service of those concerned.