HC Deb 23 May 1916 vol 82 c1975
16. Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALD

asked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the case of soldiers home from active service, especially in Egypt and the East, who, owing to some misunderstanding or mistake, have received railway passes only as far as London, though their homes are in Scotland; whether in every case leave carries with it the right to a free railway pass to the soldier's home; and whether he can take any further steps to make clear to soldiers what their rights in this respect are?

The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Forster)

When this special leave from the front is given it carries a free travelling warrant to the man's home. I think this is so generally understood that no further steps to make it known are called for. The railway transport officers at the London termini have power to alter the destination on the railway warrant in cases where they are satisfied that this is necessary.