§ Sir W. Allenasked the Secretary of State for Air why a new order has been issued to the effect that no Royal Air Force wool will be available unless an undertaking is signed that all comforts will be returned to the Royal Air Force Comforts Committee, who will in future distribute to the Royal Air Force, Northern Ireland; and, as this will involve the wool being carried three times between Northern Ireland to this country, he will allow the official Comforts Fund, Northern Ireland, to supply units in that country as heretofore?
§ Sir A. SinclairThe order in Question was issued because under the Clothes Rationing Scheme the Royal Air Force Comforts Committee are now directly responsible to the Board of Trade for the control of all wool released coupon-free for the making of comforts for the Royal Air Force. In order to ensure fair distribution it is essential that comforts should only be issued in accordance with the Committee's directions. The question whether, and if so to what extent, the Committee's responsibility can be delegated to other organisations is being considered.