§ Captain Markhamasked the Financial Secretary to the. Treasury whether Members serving in the British Expeditionary Force are to use Parliamentary travelling warrants for the purpose of attending Parliament; and whether G.R.O. 223, of 9th November, 1939, will be amended to make the position clear?
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§ Captain CrookshankThe concession, with regard to free transport facilities for Members of Parliament who are serving in the fighting Services, which was announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for War on 26th September last, was confined to travelling facilities within the United Kingdom. I understand that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for War is considering whether any amendment to G.R.O. 223 of 9th November, 1939, is necessary in order to make the position clear.