§ 114 Mr. Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware of complaints that dirty blankets are issued to men at the General Service Training Camp, Warwick; how often these blankets are changed; and if he will have the whole question of cleanliness and food at this camp investigated, in view of the fact that 249W young men newly called up are having their first experiences of Service life at this camp.
§ Mr. BellengerI am not aware of such complaints. Clean blankets are in fact issued to each recruit as he arrives and are withdrawn and fumigated when he leaves six or eight weeks later. The ration scale is the normal Home Service one plus the special supplement for hard training. I do not feel therefore that a special investigation is called for unless my hon. Friend has details of any more specific complaints.