§ 9. Mr. Denmanasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Aircraft Production whether he is aware that the Ministry's refusal to disclose the addresses of employés who have been billeted in the provinces and subsequently left the district and failed to pay their bills prevents traders from obtaining money due to them; and will he cease to shelter debtors and to create this additional hardship on traders already hard hit by necessary Government restrictions?
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Aircraft Production (Colonel Llewellin)The Ministry is always prepared to deliver to the addressee communications addressed to one of its officers, but, in accordance with the practice followed by Government Departments generally, the Ministry does not regard itself as free to disclose the private addresses of its staff, except in cases where a court has adjudged payments to be made. If, on inquiry, it appears that a member of the Department is seeking dishonourably to avoid his legal obligations, disciplinary action is taken.