§ Mr. Charles R. Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Defence, why the War Office Regulations relative to allowances, Section 3, 1964, paragraph 82, are not applied to officers and men of the 1st Battalion, The King's Regiment, who are approaching completion of exemplary public duty in London.
§ Mr. Ogdenasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he is aware that the 1st Battalion, The King's Regiment, is nearing completion of exemplary public duty in London; and what provision has been made for officers and men to receive the appropriate London allowance.
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§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Defence, whether, in view of the manner in which the 1st Battalion, The King's Regiment have carried out public duties in London recently, he will make arrangements for the officers and men concerned now to receive the London allowance normally received by troops carrying out these duties.
§ Mr. MulleyI am grateful for my hon. Friends' recognition of the exemplary manner in which the 1st Battalion The King's Regiment have been carrying out their duties in London. London Allowance may be paid to officers and other ranks whose duty station is within ten miles of Charing Cross and for whom no public accommodation is available. Provision was made for all the officers and other ranks of the Battalion who came to London in June for guard duty to be accommodated in Chelsea Barracks, and London Allowance is not admissible to them, in common with all soldiers in these circumstances as for instance, in the case of the Household Brigade which generally performs these duties.