HC Deb 26 September 1944 vol 403 cc62-3W
Miss Ward

asked the Secretary of State for War whether members of the A.T.S., volunteering for service in India or the South-East Asia Command, are being paid Indian rates of pay.

Sir J. Grigg

Auxiliaries of the A.T.S. arc not permitted to serve in India or the South-East Asia Command. A small number of officers of the A.T.S. have recently been lent for a limited period to advise and assist in training the Women's Auxiliary Corps (India). They are being paid normal British rates of pay, with the addition of a special allowance. Indian rates of pay are not applicable to the A.T.S.

Mr. Naylor

asked the Secretary of State for War, in view of the continued shortage of women police, if he is now in a position to give favourable consideration to the question of releasing a limited number of members of the A.T.S. who have an opportunity of employment in the police force.

Sir J. Grigg

I regret that the position has not improved since my hon. Friend asked a similar question in May. A.T.S. auxiliaries still cannot be spared.