HC Deb 30 September 1941 vol 374 cc497-8W
Sir C. Rawson

asked the Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the enthusiasm displayed by the members of the Air Training Corps and the value of this training to the Royal Air Force, he will consider defraying the full cost of camp facilities at service stations instead of charging the cadets the sum of 2s. per day for subsistence, which is the custom at the present time?

Sir A. Sinclair

When the A.T.C. system of Exchequer grants was drawn up at the beginning of the year no provision was made for camp expenses to be met from grant as it was not contemplated that facilities would be available for camps in war time. It has, in fact, been found possible to arrange camps at certain R.A.F. units, and in such cases a small daily charge has been made for subsistence. This sum is found either by parents of cadets or from welfare funds. The question how far camp expenses as such should be admitted as a charge against grant will be further considered when the general system of A.T C. grants is reviewed at the end of the current year.