§ Mr. Lewisasked the Secretary of State for War if he will have published in HANSARD the extract from Part 1 Orders issued by Colonel G. 0. Thompson, Officer Commanding No. 1 Engineers Stores Depot, Marston, dealing with the orders concerning contributions to the King George VI Memorial Fund.
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§ Mr. Lewisasked the Secretary of State for War what the prescribed scales were for contribution to the fund established by Colonel G. 0. Thompson, Officer Commanding No. 1 Engineers Stores Depot, Marston.
§ Mr. HeadYes. Following is the extract from these Orders:
"King George VI Memorial Fund
The Commander has directed that, subject to the right of individuals to represent to their C.Os. their reasons for not contributing to the above Fund, every officer and soldier of No. 1 E.S.D., actually serving with the depot on 1st November, 1952, will contribute on the following scales:
Other Ranks up to and including corporal 6d. W.Os. and sergeants 1s. 0d. Officers up to and including captains 2s. 6d. Officers above the rank of captain 5s. 0d. The total amount so collected will be published in due course. Any individual who wishes to contribute more than the scale laid down above may do so."
§ Mr. Lewisasked the Secretary of State for War by how much the sum actually subscribed to the fund established by Colonel G. 0. Thompson, Officer Commanding No. 1 Engineers Stores Depot, fell short of the prescribed scale.
§ Mr. HeadThe total amount subscribed was £21 13s. If all had subscribed at the rates stated in the Orders, the sum would have been £35 15s.
§ Mr. Lewisasked the Secretary of State for War if he will publish the whole of the correspondence, or communications that have passed between himself and the officer commanding No. 1 Engineers Stores Depot, Long Marston, Colonel G. O. Thompson, regarding the setting up of a King George VI Memorial Fund.
§ Mr. Lewisasked the Secretary of State for War what disciplinary action he has now taken or intends to take against Colonel G. O. Thompson, Officer Commanding No. 1 Engineers Stores Depot, Long Marston, for failing to carry out an Army Council Instruction.