§ Mr. A. WARDasked the Undersecretary of State for War why the Permit Office declines to viséthe passports of the female British motor drivers engaged by Lady Angela Forbes for the Section Sanitaire Y4 of the French Army; whether he is aware that the French military authorities are pressing Lady Angela Forbes for the immediate despatch of these drivers, and that the latter are ready to proceed from this country; and whether he will cause instructions to be given that their passports should be visé without further delay?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONBy the terms of the arrangement between the British and French authorities regarding the journeys of people from the United Kingdom to the zone of the French Armies, no visa can be given until "an ordre de mission" has been issued by the French Government. As soon as this document is received, visa will be given by the Permit Office without delay.