HC Deb 28 January 1953 vol 510 c121W
Mr. J. Taylor

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will arrange for travel warrants issued to sailors on leave to cover the whole journey to and from their homes by any public service vehicle, and not merely to the nearest convenient railway station.

Mr. J. P. L. Thomas

Since certain expenses in travelling beyond the railhead may be refunded, this innovation does not seem really necessary or worth the cost of the additional administrative overheads to which it would give rise. Although I should be glad to help in any reasonable way, I have no reason to think that the present arrangements are unsatisfactory

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