§ Mr. Osborneasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he is aware that men who have served several years in S.E.A.C. are being posted to B.A.O.R. after being only four weeks in the United Kingdom, while men of the same trades who have never been overseas are being retained at home; if he is aware of the feeling of injustice that this is causing; and if he will take steps to remedy it.
§ Mr. StracheyI am not aware that members of the Royal Air Force are being posted to Germany after only four weeks in this country on return from the Far East. Perhaps the hon. Member would send me particulars if he has heard of any individual case. We cannot always keep to the rule that a man should spend at least twelve months in this country on return from a distant Command, but there is usually an interval of some months before a posting to Germany.