HC Deb 26 June 1941 vol 372 cc1127-8W
Sir H. Morris-Jones

asked the Secretary of State for War why warrants issued to men for medical examination for an Army Medical Board, and also those who are actually in the Army when going on leave, are issued to the nearest railhead, and as in the case of rural areas in Wales it has entailed a 10-mile journey each way to the railhead by motor omnibus, whether he will take steps to issue warrants to and from the homes of the soldiers concerned?

Captain Margesson

Men who are required to report to an Army Medical Board may reclaim the cost of a terminal journey by bus where necessary in addition to receiving free warrants for the railway journey. Soldiers travelling on leave at the public expense may claim a refund of the cost of a journey by bus when the distance from the unit to the entraining station or from the destination station to their home is more than five miles.