§ Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he can say if the decision to cease granting two free travelling warrants per annum to naval ratings on 31st May, 1920, is the reply to the request of the Naval Welfare Committee that they might be continued, or whether the recommendations of the last Welfare Committee is still under consideration?
§ Sir J. CRAIGThe recommendations of the last Welfare Committee are still under consideration, but, having regard68W to the fact that the free railway warrant concession was a War-time measure only, and the cessation of this concession is of general application to the Navy, Army and Air Force, it will not be possible to accord exceptional treatment in the case of the Navy in this matter. A decision was reached in regard to the discontinuance of the free railway warrant concession after consultation with the other departments concerned before the rcommendation of the Welfare Committee was received.