Written question asked by Barry Gardiner (Labour) on Monday, 25 October 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 November 1999. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Monday, 8 November 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Ministry of Defence
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, What steps the Government is taking to improve Service Welfare Telephone Allowances. (Failed OPQ). - Inc figures.
- Answer
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Mr. Gardiner: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps the Government are taking to improve service welfare telephone allowances. [96155] Mr. Spellar: We recognise the importance of personnel deployed on operations being able to telephone home. We increased the free telephone allowance from 3 to 10 minutes in the Strategic Defence Review last year. The previous Secretary of State for Defence, Lord Robertson, announced on 28 September 1999 a further increase, doubling the allowance to 20 minutes a week. This was to take immediate effect and demonstrated our commitment to the welfare of Service personnel.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 96155; 337 c401W
- Session
- 1998-99
- Question not reached
- Yes
- Subjects
- Armed forces Allowances Deployment Telephones Welfare telephone allowance
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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