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Sir G. Fox
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he will give a list of the trades in the R.A.F. in which the rate of demobilisation has been retarded and arranged differently as between officers and other ranks; and whether he is satisfied that these decisions are in conformity with the undertaking given by the late Government that no decisions of this kind will be taken except at Cabinet level.
Mr. Strachey
, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 10th Oct., 1945, Vol. 414, c. 233] supplied the following statement:
| R.A.F.—Officer branches and Airman trades in which rates of release differ in the latest release promulgation, i.e. for November and December. | |||
| Officer Branch. | Age and Service Group. | Airman Trade. | Age and Service Group. |
| Technical Engineer | 18 | Fitters I, IIA, IIE Flight Mech. A. | 24 |
| A. & S.D. Special duties Engineer. | Flight Mech. E., Carpenter Rigger | ||
| Metal Rigger, Rigger Aero, Carpenter I | |||
| Instrument Maker, Instrument Repairer | |||
| Technical Signals | 13 | Wireless Mech., Wireless Electrical Mech., Wireless Operator Mech. | 23 |
| A. & S.D. Special duties Signals Radar | Wireless Op., Radio Telephony Op. and sub-trades. | 25 | |
| Technical Signals Radar | 19 | Radar Operators | 25 |
| A. & S.D. Special duties Signals Radar | Radar Mechanics | 23 | |
| Physical Fitness | 22 | Physical Training Instructor | 23 |
| Provost and Security | 20 | R.A.F. Police | 23 |
| Mechanical Transport | 17 | Drivers M.T., Fitters M.T., M.T. Mech. | 23 |
| Motor Cyclists | |||
| Photography | 19 | Photographers | 24 |
| Equipment | 18 | Equipment Assistants | 21 |
| Clerk Provisioning | 22 | ||
| Medical, Medical Quartermasters | 20 | All Medical trades | 22 |
| Dental | 21 | Dental trades | 22 |
| R.A.F. Regiment | 21 | Gunner, P.A.C., Operator | 24 |
| Meteorological | 20 | Meteorologist | 24 |
| A. & S.D. Admin. | 23 | Clerks G.D. of various categories | 22 |
| Marine Craft | 24 | Motor Boat Crew | 25 |
| Code and Cypher | 24 | Clerk (Code and Cypher) | 23 |