HC Deb 26 November 1946 vol 430 cc257-8W
138. Colonel Wheatley

asked the Secretary of State for War if he will consider reducing the period of Python to three years.

Mr. Bellenger

The present position is that the Python period is three years for men in India and the Far East and varies from three years and three months to three years and nine months elsewhere. As soon as I can, I shall announce further changes in the direction of reducing the period to three years, but when this will be, I cannot at present say.