Dr. Guestasked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that Mr. R. Pearse, of Reading, an unemployed man, was invited to attend at the Air-Raid Precautions Department, Home Office, on 12th July, to demonstrate a model dug-out to be used as an air-raid shelter, but that he was not offered any refund of his expenses of travelling; and whether provision could be made for payment of reasonable expenses in similar cases, where necessary, in the future?
§ Mr. LloydI am writing to the hon. Member about this case. This gentleman attended for interview at his own request and no question of the payment of travelling expenses arose at the time; but the case is being again examined in the light of the information supplied by the hon. Member.