§ Mr. Manningham-Bullerasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he has considered the petition of residents of the borough of Brackley with regard to the restoration of the basic petrol ration; and whether he can now make a statement with regard thereto.
Major Lloyd GeorgeI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the reply which I gave in answer to similar questions on 26th September last.
§ Sir G. Jeffreysasked the Minister of Fuel and Power under what conditions and to what extent petrol is granted to officers and other ranks on leave from the three Services; and whether any such arrangements exist in respect of embarkation leave.
Major Lloyd GeorgeWhen on leave from service afloat, or from overseas, any member of the Forces may receive an active service leave allowance and this is issuable also to any member of an operational air crew of the R.A.F. when on leave in this country. This allowance, which provides for a maximum mileage of 600 miles a year, may be used for journeys of any kind. In addition, a home service leave allowance is issuable to any member of the Forces who owns a car to enable him to proceed on leave between his unit and his leave address when other means of transport are not reasonably practicable. This allowance,1810W which is subject to a maximum mileage of 250 miles a quarter, is available for embarkation leave.
§ Mr. Barnesasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether, in view of the Government policy of modifying invasion restrictions in many directions, he will now remove the inconvenience caused by the single distribution of petrol in certain areas.
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe distribution of petrol in the areas to which the powers conferred by the Petroleum (No. 3) Order, 1940, were applied is now on the same footing as that in other parts of the country, the Order having been revoked with effect from 1st November. Every endeavour is being made to assist the owners of petrol storages closed down under the Order to get their pumps into working order.