 Kitchener explained the efforts he had made to secure alternative supplies.He received a resounding vote of thanks from the 200 Members of Parliament who had arrived to question him, both for his candour and for his efforts to keep the troops armed; Sir Ivor Herbert, who, a week before, had introduced the failed vote of censure in the House of Commons against Kitchener's running of the War Department, personally seconded the motion.In addition to his military work, Lord Kitchener contributed to efforts on the home front.