§ Sir W. BULLasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if, in view of the threat dissatisfaction expressed by tailors and traders generally as to non-receipt by them of a settlement of their claims, through the Army agents and bankers, against British and Overseas cadets, whose grants were to be applied against their liabilities for kit supplied, he will state whether outstanding liabilities will now be met within a reasonable time, taking into consideration the fact that authorisation was given as long ago as January, 1919?
§ Major TRYONThe settlement of the claims in question is primarily a matter between the tailor or outfitter and the cadets themselves, to whom he has supplied uniform. The position of the Air Ministry is simply that it has authorised certain allowances to cadets towards meeting the cost of outfit. The procedure is that unless he settles the account himself and draws the allowance from the Air Force agents, the cadet gives an authority either to the outfitter or to the agents for the allowance to be applied in settlement of the account. Any delay in this settlement is thus not a matter within the control of the Air Ministry.