Minesweeping, Far East

HC Deb 05 December 1945 vol 416 cc2460-1W

Mr. Mallalieu

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty why officers and men in sea-going ships on operational mine-sweeping duty in the Far East are not granted extra allowances above the Japanese campaign pay.

Mr. Alexander

Japanese campaign pay, as its name implies, covers the liability to engage in war-like operations. No additional allowance can therefore be paid for minesweeping in the Far East.