HC Deb 15 May 1956 vol 552 c1826
52. Vice-Admiral Hughes Hallett

asked the Secretary of State for War what special steps are being taken to bring the new incentives to savings to the notice of officers and men serving in the Army.

Mr. F. Maclean

Special posters and leaflets are being prepared by Her Majesty's Forces Savings Committee. These will be prominently displayed and widely distributed. In addition, all unit savings officers are being provided with full details of the new securities.

Vice-Admiral Hughes Hallett

Will these posters be displayed and, if so, by what date? Does my hon. Friend agree that the recent increases in Service pay, coupled with the new incentive to saving, offer a special opportunity to an imaginative savings drive in the Services?

Mr. Maclean

Yes, Sir; I am afraid that I cannot give my hon. and gallant Friend an exact date, but the posters are at present being printed.

Mr. Callaghan

Does the Under-Secretary really think that the Government lottery will prove more attractive than Housey-housey?