§ Sir C. Thornton-Kemsleyasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he is aware that temporary civil servants proceeding to take up an appointment overseas are allowed free travel from the port of embarkation only, and that this causes hardship in the case of people who live a long way from the port of embarkation; and if he will take steps to remedy this hardship.
§ Mr. SimonTemporary staffs who are transferred overseas are paid their travelling expenses on the same basis as established staffs. The rules provide for payment of expenses from the last official station within the United Kingdom. But officers who have not previously served in appointments within the United Kingdom and are specially recruited for temporary posts overseas are paid their expenses only from the port of embarkation. This practice has been in force for at least thirty years and I am not aware that it causes hardship to the officers concerned or leads to recruitment difficulties.