§ 73. Mr. Woodasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will review the free travel arrangements for members of Her Majesty's forces, in order to make sure that free travel is still available for those parts of the journey between a man's unit and his home. where railway closures have taken place.
§ Mr. MayhewService regulations already provide for free rail travel 139W between the stations nearest to a Service man's unit and to the leave destination. Free travel to and from these stations is also granted where the distance, in either case, is five miles or more.
I do not consider, therefore, that a general review of free travel arrangements for members of Her Majesty's Forces is called for, but I would be willing to consider on its merits the exceptional case in which railway closures give rise to undue hardship.