§ 14. Mr. H. Hyndasked the Secretary of State for War what negotiating machinery exists for settling rates of pay and conditions of service for the staff of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes; and what information is available in published documents showing the salaries and conditions of service now applying throughout that organisation.
§ Mr. HeadThe Service Ministers are not responsible for the pay and conditions of service of the staff of N.A.A.F.I. There is extensive negotiating machinery for settling staff matters and wages are in general governed by national or local agreement or in certain cases by statutory wages board orders. There are also staff councils.
§ 15. Captain Corfieldasked the Secretary of State for War at what date the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes' facilities were withdrawn from the Suez Canal Zone; how many troops remained in that zone after such withdrawal; and for how long.
§ 16. Captain Corfieldasked the Secretary of State for War what Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes' facilities exist for the troops in Cyprus.
§ Mr. HeadThere are thirty-one canteens, twelve mobile canteens, nine families' shops, one garrison club for other ranks, one sports shop and one leave centre. Five more canteens, two more families' shops and two more leave centres will be opened shortly. In addition, N.A.A.F.I. provides kiosks on some of the bathing beaches.
§ Captain CorfieldIs my right hon. Friend aware that, where individual units have provided their own canteen facilities, they are able to sell exactly the same goods at substantially lower prices than the N.A.A.F.I. canteen does? Will the right hon. Gentleman look into the question of the efficiency of the N.A.A.F.I. services in Cyprus?
§ Mr. HeadAs my hon. and gallant Friend will appreciate, when units run those canteens they probably do so with free labour.