§ Mr. Ian Harveyasked the Secretary of State for War whether the official pronouncement by Lieut.-Colonel Loewen, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Anti-Aircraft Command, to the 185W effect that Z Reservists could retain their beards and grow their hair long was made with his approval.
§ Mr. StracheyInstructions have been issued to the effect that a Z Reservist who rejoins his unit with a beard will not be required to remove it. Hair is required to be reasonably short and this, I understand, was emphasised by the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Anti-Aircraft Command.
§ Mr. Ian Harveyasked the Secretary of State for War whether Z reservists called up with Anti-Aircraft Command are now using equipment which is less up to date than that used by Anti-Aircraft Command in 1945.
§ Mr. StracheyAnti-Aircraft Command now hold a considerable quantity of modern equipment which has been introduced into the Service since 1945. No items are held which are less up to date than equipment in use at the end of the war.