§ Mr. W. Adamsasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he is aware that a leading aircraftman with craft proficiency, upon being transferred to the Army becomes a private with loss of pay amounting to as much as 2s. per day; and whether he will make arrangements to avoid such undeserved penalty.
§ Mr. StracheyFollowing the end of hostilities in Europe transfers from the Royal Air Force to the Army were discontinued. When transferred, Royal Air Force tradesmen in Groups I-IV retained their substantiative rate of pay for 12 months when this was higher than the Army rate for their rank and classification. It would be exceptional for a former Air Force tradesman to have received no advancement during 12 months in the Army, and I have no evidence that the arrangements made have caused dissatisfaction.