HC Deb 29 May 1940 vol 361 cc523-4
6. Colonel Wedgwood

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the right hon. Member for Chelsea (Sir S. Hoare) has been appointed as an Ambassador, or in lieu of such, to Spain; whether he will draw salary and allowances over and above his pay as Member of Parliament; and, if so, how much and for what period?

Mr. Butler

Sir Samuel Hoare has been appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on Special Mission. He will draw no salary in addition to his pay as Member of Parliament, but will receive frais de représentation at a rate appropriate to his mission.

Mr. R. C. Morrison

Has the right hon. Gentleman seen a statement in the Press this morning that the right hon. Member for Chelsea (Sir S. Hoare) left London this morning by special train for an aerodrome? Was it necessary to have a special train for the right hon. Gentleman?

Mr. Butler

I understand that the right hon. Gentleman went from an aerodrome, which he could have reached without a special train. I am not aware of the special train.