§ Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty what is the difference in cost to the Admiralty of issuing a free leave warrant for air travel between Stornoway and the mainland and of issuing one by the surface route; and whether cost is the deciding factor in issuing or not issuing free leave warrants for air travel by officers and other ranks of the Royal Navy within the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. HayThe difference in cost between issuing a free leave warrant for air travel for the only direct route to the mainland, that is Stornoway to Inverness, and that for the same surface journey would be between £1 and £3, depending on the class of travel.
As regards the second part of the Question, I have nothing to add to the full explanations which I and other Ministers have already given my hon. and learned Friend.