§ Mr. D. Marshallasked the Secretary of State for War why Geraldo, the band leader, has been allowed to take his wife with him to Germany, in view of the fact that B.A.O.R. officers and men have been awaiting the arrival of their wives for several months.
§ Mr. LawsonI understand that Mr. Geraldo's wife is accompanying him in the capacity of secretary, being qualified for that duty and being paid in the normal way. It is quite normal for artistes to be accompanied by their wives or husbands when both are in or connected with the same show. I do not regard this as comparable in any way to the question of permitting wives of B.A.O.R. officers and men to join their husbands in Germany.