§ Viscount Suirdaleasked the Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the fact that the normal tour of overseas duty for unmarried personnel of the R.A.F. is now four years and that of married officers three years, he will consider instituting a system of home leave similar to that at present in force for the Army.
§ Sir A. SinclairAs announced in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Mr. Turton) on 24th January a system of short leave for R.A.F. personnel serving in the South-East Asia Air Command has recently been approved and is being brought into operation. Special arrangements are in force for short leave from North-West Europe. I regret that the shipping position precludes the early extension of this scheme to other overseas commands.