§ Mr. J. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for War if he will arrange for travel warrants issued to soldiers 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. HeadNo. Under the existing arrangements a man travelling on leave at public expense gets a warrant for the return rail journey from the station nearest his unit to that nearest his home. In addition, if he has to travel more than five miles at either end of the rail journey, he may claim a refund of that cost. As a result, a soldier who has far to go by road is not out of pocket. To alter these126W arrangements by giving a choice of means of travel would cause administrative difficulties and expense which would be out of proportion to the benefit to the soldier.