§ Sir G. Foxasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that many 148W soldiers who would like to bring back dogs to this country from the Middle East have been prevented from doing so owing to the limited kennel accommodation on board the transports; whether these facilities will now be improved; what is the present position with regard to the capacity of the military quarantine station for dogs in this country; and whether additional accommodation will be provided elsewhere.
§ Mr. Lawson:I am aware that there is a shortage of kennel accommodation on board ships and the possibility of increasing this accommodation is at present under discussion with the Ministry of War Transport. The existing accommodation at the military quarantine station is 500 kennels and it is hoped to start work shortly on increasing the number of kennels to 600. No further increase is contemplated at present either on this site or elsewhere.