§ 25. Miss Vickersasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty what arrangements are made for the accommodation and education of the families of Her Majesty's Royal Navy at the naval base at Bahrain.
§ Mr. HayApart from the commanding officer's official residence and 12 married quarters for ratings, all the accommodation for Naval families in Bahrain is hired, either under Service 1327 arrangements administered by the Royal Air Force, or privately.
Education is provided for children of all ages in the Royal Air Force school at Muharraq.
§ Miss VickersWhy have men been encouraged to go from Aden to Bahrain on the condition that, if they go there, they can take their families? When they have found accommodation at fantastic prices they then find, despite the fact that their wives have got rid of their houses in England, have had the children inoculated, and so on, that they are unable to get their families to join them.
§ Mr. HayI was not aware of the point made by my hon. Friend in the first part of her supplementary question. If that is so, it would certainly need looking at, and perhaps she would allow me to do so.