§ Mr. G. Hutchinsonasked the Secretary of State for War when the rate of subsistence allowance payable to Service personnel whilst on leave was fixed at its present level; and whether he will take the necessary steps to adjust this allowance to the existing level of the cost of living.
§ Sir J. GriggThe leave rate of ration allowance in the United Kingdom was fixed at its present level on 1st March of this year. It is revised from time to time to take account of changes in the cost of food, and I am advised that no change would at present be justified.