§ 56. Mr. Goodhartasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many married quarters he will seek to rent and how many he will seek to purchase during the next three months in order to accommodate the families of Servicemen returning from overseas; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ReynoldsI would refer the hon. Gentleman to the details that I gave the House on 5th May [Vol. 746, cols. 953–64]. It is not practicable to break this programme down into quarterly periods.
§ Mr. GoodhartIn view of the possibility that our forces in Aden will soon be involved in a general Middle Eastern conflict, will the Minister say that the policy of evacuating Service families will be expedited?
§ Mr. ReynoldsArrangements for evacuating families from Aden were announced about six months ago. A timetable was laid down and this was started three or four weeks ago. We intend to keep to that timetable, and at present I see no reason for altering it.