Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will published the allowances available for military personnel travel between the barracks and home during leave; and if he will made an assessment of the adequacy of those allowances to cover the costs of travel to all parts of the UK.

The policy for Armed Forces expenses and allowances is published on the gov.uk website at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tri-service-regulations-for-expenses-and-allowances-jsp-752.

For the purposes of leave, the Ministry of Defence provides travel assistance to newly recruited personnel through the Get You Home (Early Years) scheme. The scheme enables newly recruited members of the Services in the UK to maintain links with their close family/friends and home area while they adjust to Service life. The scheme covers the full cost of the return journey.

Other personnel do not receive specific assistance for leave travel. However, those with a qualifying residence more than 50 miles away from their duty station are provided with a contribution towards returning to their qualifying address through the Get You Home (Travel) scheme.