Former MP for Isle of Thanet
The number of officers reproved by the Commander-in-Chief was three, not four. None is employed at the Air Ministry. Two have left the Service at their own request. The third is employed as an assistant adjutant in the rank of flying officer in a unit outside the Air Ministry.
Yes, Sir. Irregularities were committed when Service transport and labour were used for the business of the farm. The farming activities were carried on, not for private reasons, but for the benefit of the station institute. The irregularities were taken into account by the Commander-in-Chief when he investigated the case and dealt with the offenders.
I have said that these irregularities were committed when Service transport and labour were used in a way in which they should not have been, and it is admitted that wrong entries were made on that particular form. These were made by comparatively junior officers, in an excess of zeal, in thinking that they were carrying out the requirements of their senior officers. This transport was...
The Commander-in-Chief who investigated this case did not find that the charge of concealment was proved. He could not make sure, in his investigation, whether, on these journeys, a small diversion occurred, or, alternatively, that papers were not being carried.
These irregularities did take place. They were exposed by the officers concerned, who actually asked, two months before our inquiries started, that an investigation should take place in order to see that everything was in order. My right hon. Friend has been absolutely frank with the House in his replies, and I have given true answers to the best of my ability to-day. We are not trying to...
Yes, Sir. Particulars of this scheme were contained in an Answer which my right hon. Friend gave to the Member for Stourbridge (Mr. R. Morgan) on 10th November, a copy of which I am sending to the hon. Gentleman. This reply stated the circumstances under which sales and free supplies of fish were made. I have since received information that one point in the reply was not correct. The small...
No, Sir. I have not found any such evidence. We have had various inquiries into this scheme, which was to benefit the Royal Air Force by the supply of fresh fish, and I do not think the hon. Member should bring such charges unless he is prepared to substantiate them.
An airman with a medical history of osteomyelitis is retained only if it is decided after careful review of all the relevant medical factors that he is fit for service and that his retention is unlikely to cause a recurrence of the disability. In view of the individual consideration accorded to this type of case, the course suggested by my hon. Friend in the second part of the Question would...
