Mr. Bernard Taylorasked the Secretary of State for War why a group of men, the number and date of whose return to North-West Europe he has been informed, had to sleep in an air-raid shelter pending embarkation and that they were issued with damp blankets; and will he take steps to provide proper accommodation for the men returning after a period of leave.
§ Sir J. GriggThere is usually room for soldiers accommodated in this transit camp in huts. At peak periods a number have to be put up in air-raid shelters. I understand they are soundly constructed, have doors and are properly ventilated. Each shelter is heated by two oil lamps. The blankets are changed and cleaned at least once and usually twice a week. This is the first complaint received about the blankets used in this camp or, indeed, about the camp itself.