§ Major LLOYD-GREAMEasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the demobilisation staff at Fovant is insufficient to cope with the numbers of men arriving at that camp for demobilisation; whether large demobilisation staffs are being retained surplus to requirements at Prees Heath and Purfleet; and whether he will consider the possibility of utilising the staffs at those camps to reinforce the staff at Fovant and expedite the work of demobilisation?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLFovant and Prees Heath are now only Rest Camps for the accommodation of Dispersal Drafts arriving in the United Kingdom by long sea passage. These drafts are only accommodated at these Rest Camps for a day or two whilst their documents are completed by a special central clerical unit in London. This system was introduced in the interests of economy, and has resulted in a large reduction of personnel. Purfleet is retained as a working dispersal unit to deal with dispersal drafts from the Rhine and France, and has only sufficient staff to deal with the work. It is not proposed to make any change.