§ Major Kimballasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the complaints from soldiers serving in the B.L.A. that the quality of the ration pipe tobacco issued through the R.A.S.C. and the brands available through N.A.A.F.I. is very poor and that none of the standard brands are available; and will he take action to improve the allocation by making some of the standard brands available.
§ Sir J. GriggI understand that the supplies of tobacco through both sources mentioned by my hon. and gallant Friend are largely made up of standard brands. It is, of course, possible that individual units have on occasion gone short of particular brands owing to the rapidity of their advance or to some other operational reason.