§ Mr. Bostonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many people on the Isle of Sheppey are still receiving the special travel concession for their daily journey to their work in Chatham allowed since their displacement from Sheerness following the closure of the Naval Dockyard there; and on what date this concession will cease.
§ Mr. HayPayment of excess travelling expenses to transferred industrial86W employees operates for a maximum of five years from the date of transfer. As Her Majesty's Dockyard, Sheerness, finally closed on 31st March, 1960, the last payments will terminate on 31st March, 1965. Two hundred and four ex-Sheerness employees are at present receiving the special travel concession.