asked the Secretary of State for Air when the issue of pyjamas to other ranks in the Royal Air Force as authorised on 28th March, 1947, will be carried out.

It was made clear when this decision was announced that it would take some time to carry it out because of the shortage of cloth. Ninety thousand suits of pyjamas have been delivered since then, and I hope the rate of delivery will increase, but I cannot say how soon it will be before all airmen can be issued with them.