§ 3. Mr. M. Stewartasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the total annual amount of an airman's clothing allowance; and whether he will give a representative sample list of articles of Air Force clothing which could be bought for that sum.
Mr. WardAs the reply consists of tables of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. StewartWhile thanking the hon. Gentleman for that reply, may I ask whether experience shows that an airman can keep himself properly in clothing throughout the year on the total amount of the clothing allowance?
§ Following are the figures:
| CURRENT ANNUAL RATES OF CLOTHING ALLOWANCE PAYABLE TO AIRMEN | |||
| £ | s. | d | |
| Regular Airmen— | |||
| Warrant Officers—U.K. and Germany | 13 | 12 | 6 |
| Warrant Officers—Tropical areas | 11 | 18 | 0 |
| Airmen—U.K. and Germany | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| Airmen—Tropical areas | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| National Service Airmen— | |||
| All areas | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| A REGULAR AIRMEN SERVING IN THE U.K. COULD PURCHASE THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES WITH HIS ALLOWANCE OF £12 12s. 6d. | ||||||
| Article | Quantity | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Uniform | … | … | 1 suit | 4 | 13 | 3 |
| Shirt | … | … | 1 | 18 | 11 | |
| Collars | … | … | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Tie | … | … | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Underwear | … | … | 1 set | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Pyjamas | … | … | 1 suit | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leather shoes | … | … | 1 pair | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Canvas shoes | … | … | 1 pair | 8 | 10 | |
| Socks | … | … | 2 pairs | 7 | 10 | |
| Gloves | … | … | 1 pair | 6 | 0 | |
| Pullover | … | … | 1 | 17 | 11 | |
| Towel | … | … | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| Badge | … | … | 1 | 11 | ||
| £12 | 12 | 6 |