HC Deb 11 July 1956 vol 556 c383
27. Mr. W. R. Williams

asked the Secretary of State for Air how many married men of the Royal Air Force stationed at Habbaniya have still to be provided with married quarters.

Mr. Birch

There are 63 officers and airmen on the waiting list at present.

Mr. Williams

How long does the Minister think it will be before they are allocated married quarters? There is a good deal of dissatisfaction in the area. If we are to assist the Iraqi Government, we should impose upon them the obligation of looking after our married people in the same way as we try to look after them ourselves.

Mr. Birch

As I pointed out to the hon. Gentleman, I think last week, the position is a good deal better since the agreement with Iraq, but there is a shortage of married quarters in all the stations in the Middle East.