§ Mr. Ness Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the Paymaster of the Royal Engineers has debited the accounts of certain members of that unit with sums up to £11 for equipment lost whilst these men were swimming for their lives from ships that were sunk in the Dunkirk evacuation; and whether he will take the necessary steps to cause these sums to be refunded to the soldiers concerned?
§ Mr. SandysI have made thorough inquiries but am unable to trace any case in which a soldier's account has been debited in respect of equipment lost, in the circumstances to which my hon. Friend refers. I shall be glad therefore if my hon. Friend will supply me with the particulars of the cases upon which the allegation contained in his Question is based.