§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, seeing that a man with over 18 years' service in the Army is allowed to leave with a modified pension, but in the Navy, if he leaves at his own request, he forfeits his pension, he will consider the possibility of allowing the same privileges to naval ratings having pensionable service as are afforded to men with pensionable Army service?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMThe question has been considered, and I am unable to recommend the adoption of similar privileges for the Navy.