18. Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchisonasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that, under the proposed scheme for Army administration, there will be no fewer than 13 area Army records and pay offices in England and only one such office in Scotland; and whether, in these circumstances, he will reconsider his decision to close down the Army records and pay offices in Edinburgh.
§ Mr. BellengerI would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the written reply I gave yesterday to the hon. Member for South Edinburgh (Sir W. Darling), of which I am sending him a copy.
Lieut.-Commander HutchisonArising out of that reply, at which I have already had an opportunity of looking, will the Minister expedite a decision in this matter, as there is a great deal of dissatisfaction about it in Scotland?
§ Mr. BellengerYes, Sir. We are doing our best. As I said in my reply yesterday, we are now searching for available sites.
§ Mr. WillisWill my right hon. Friend look at the possibilities of the use of No. 1 Camp at Duddingston, which both the colonel in charge of records and the men consider suitable for this purpose?
§ Mr. BellengerI will certainly look at that.