§ Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for War what is now the average waiting period before families can join Army personnel posted to Aden.
§ Mr. ProfumoSome troops in Aden are on accompanied tours, and most of them travelled with their families to Aden, or were joined by them there shortly after arrival. However, some families have had to wait for up to nine months to go to Aden. The length of these accompanied tours is 24 months.
Other units are on unaccompanied tours, which last only one year. In these circumstances families are of course separated for the whole twelve months