HC Deb 05 March 1959 vol 601 cc65-6W
Commander Pursey

asked the Secretary of State for Air if he will state the total strength of the Royal Air Force Station, Tengah, Singapore, the number of married and single officers, respectively, married and single other ranks, respectively, and officers' and other ranks' children, respectively.

Mr. Ward

The following are the figures:

— Married Single Total Total Strength
Officers … 78 28 106 778
Airmen … 216 456 672

Children
Officers Airmen Total
95 311 406

Commander Pursey

asked the Secretary of State for Air if he will state the purpose of the Royal Air Force Hill Station for the Tengah Royal Air Force Depot, the yearly cost, the number and grades of staff employed, and the conditions under which they are employed; and what course, or courses, are carried our, and for what reasons.

Mr. Ward

The station at Fraser's Hill is the Command General Service and Passive Defence Training School. The staff consists of one flight lieutenant, two sergeants, two corporals, three aircraft-men and seven local civilians. The yearly cost is about £20,000.

Commander Pursey

asked the Secretary of State for Air if he will state the number of married officers and other ranks, respectively, who have been sent to Tengah Hill Station with their families, the number of married other ranks without their families, and the number of single officers and other ranks, respectively, during the year 1958.

Mr. Ward

No arrangements are made by the Service for families to accompany officers or airmen attending the 14 day course at the General Service and Passive Defence Training School at Fraser's Hill. During 1958, 57 officers and 704 airmen attended the course. Of these 37 officers and 16 airmen are known to be married and to have had their families with them in the Far East. I will let the honourable and gallant Member have firm figures for this category within the next few days.

The officers whom we know to have had their families in the Far East, but not the airmen, arranged privately for the families to stay at the nearby civil leave centre run by the Pahang Government.