§ 2. Mr. F. Noel-Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will release from further service 2755077 Leading Aircraftman G. A. Kerley, Royal Air Force Station, Sopley, details of whose case have been sent him by the hon. Member for Swindon.
§ Mr. Noel-BakerAs soon as he applies in the proper way—and sometimes aircraftmen do have some difficulty in knowing what are the proper channels—will the Secretary of State give sympathetic consideration to his application, in view of the fact that his wife, who is an invalid and suffering from a very serious disability, has just had a child, and because I am quite certain that if the right hon. Gentleman knew as much about this man's domestic circumstances as I do he would look with great sympathy on his application?
§ Mr. BirchObviously no decision can be given until the actual application is made, but my experience of the Air Ministry over a good many years—and I think that all hon. Members would agree—is that it gives careful attention to these cases.