§ 46. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he is aware that some men serving in the Royal Navy in. Malta, G.C., are obliged to live with their families in hired houses which are damp, unhealthy and otherwise unsatisfactory; if he has considered the case of the Aberdonian electrician whose wife's letter was sent to him by the hon. and learned Member for Aberdeen, North, about the condemned flat in which they were obliged to live; and if he will take steps to ensure that he and his wife and family are compensated for the loss and damage to their health and clothing.
§ Mr. J. P. W. MallalieuNo. Naval personnel in Malta are not obliged to live in unsatisfactory accommodation. The rating in question was offered alternative accommodation which he declined.
I have written to the hon. and learned Member about this case and have nothing to add to what I said in my letter.