Lord Stanhope spoke of the big increase in the recent output of guns and searchlights. The searchlights he seid, were of a higher quality than those of any other nation.
He also praised British aeroplanes and anti-aircraft guns now ready for action, and he declared that those which would shortly come into production were such as many other nations would wish to have.
Lord Stanhope then proceeded to orgue the case against a Ministry of Supply and a compulsory national register.
He mentioned that the Government Lad now practically completed the list of reserve occupations, where people would be asked to carry on with their jobs and not to volunteer for any other war job,
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