Mr George Chetwynd: asked the Secretary of State for War whether soldiers serving in Greece and due for release in Group 31 have had their release deferred for a further period of three months.
Mr George Chetwynd: I am glad to have the opportunity of taking part in this Debate. First, I wish to congratulate my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for War, on the most sincere and simple faith he put into his words. I believe that, if we are to get the right kind of Army in the future, the more of that simplicity and sincerity we can infuse into all ranks at all stages the better, and the happier...
Mr George Chetwynd: — about 400 pages of closely written script, or the great dates in the history of this country, or map reading, or whatever it was. We have built up a positive scheme of liberal education in the Army in these last years and I would like to be sure that the Forces preliminary examination will be the basis and the aiming point of our postwar educational scheme. We have been harassed, in our...
Mr George Chetwynd: asked the Undersecretary of State for Air when meteorological officers of age and service Group 27 will be released; and to what extent the release of meteorological officers scheduled for February and March has been cancelled.
Mr George Chetwynd: asked the Under-Secretary of State for India it he has any statement to make on the withdrawal of Indian troops from Indonesia.
Mr George Chetwynd: May I ask my hon. and learned Friend whether this withdrawal is due to the cessation of military commitments or whether it is a concession to Indian national feeling?
Mr George Chetwynd: asked the Minister of Health if, in order to help local authorities who are without adequate technical staff, he will make available to them plans and bills of quantities, to enable them to place their contracts for permanent houses immediately.
Mr George Chetwynd: asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware of the unsatisfactory conditions of the repatriation camp in Rangoon, particularly in regard to food and water supplies; and if he will take steps to see that personnel awaiting transport are given as-good conditions as possible.
Mr George Chetwynd: It is with due humility that I rise on this occasion to make my maiden speech.' As I have sat here these last few months, I have seen numbers of hon. Gentlemen rise and make flawless speeches, and I have said to myself, "Today it is now or never with me." You, Sir, have decided it is now, and, with the indulgence of the House, I hope you will not think at the end of my speech I should have...
Mr George Chetwynd: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power by what extent average earnings per wage earner in the coal industry have increased since the outbreak of the war.
Mr George Chetwynd: Is the Minister satisfied that the present rate is commensurate with the services of the miners to the community, and can he give the relative position of wages in the mining industry and those in other industries?
Mr George Chetwynd: asked the Secretary to the Treasury to what extent Government financial assistance has been granted to the Y.M.C.A. during the war.
Mr George Chetwynd: asked the Minister of Labour if he will arrange that time spent by Army personnel on Class W (T) Reserve, on work of national importance, should now count as service in assessing age and service release group numbers.
Mr George Chetwynd: asked the Secretary of State for War if members of the A.E.C. are eligible for release under Class B in order to resume teaching at the request of the Ministry of Education.
Mr George Chetwynd: asked the Minister of War Transport why 300 Indian students proceeding to Britain were transferred from the s.s. "Georgic" to the s.s. "Orion" in Bombay; and if he will assure the House that the use of troopships for this purpose will not delay the repatriation of His Majesty's Forces.