§ Mr. Skeffington-Lodgeasked the Secretary for War whether he will make a statement regarding the ration scales of the wives and families of Service personnel joining them in the British zone of Germany.
§ Mr. LawsonYes, Sir. Wives and families of Service personnel who are entitled to join husbands in Germany will be allowed to obtain rations on repayment at the following scales:
Wives and children of 12 years and over: 7 A.T.S. rations per week.
Children of 4–12 years: 5 A.T.S. rations per week.
Children under 4 years: 4 A.T.S. ration per week.
§ Mr. Keelingasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will publish in the 280W OFFICIAL REPORT, before the House rises for the summer Recess, the conditions on which the wives and families of officers and men serving in Germany are allowed to join their husbands.
§ Mr. LawsonThe wives and families of officers and men serving in Germany are eligible to apply to join their husbands, provided the latter have at least a further year to serve in B.A.O.R. For the purpose of this scheme, eligibility is limited to the families of officers and other ranks who have been legally married and who are in receipt of allowances in respect of their families. A provisional first edition of the pamphlet to which I referred in reply to a question by the hon. Member for St. Marylebone (Sir W. Wakefield) on 2nd July is now in the Library of the House.