§ Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will relate the need of increasing allowances for soldiers' children to specific rises in the cost of living in official figures; whether he will now consider making every five or 10 points rise a basis for that increase in allowances; and whether he will consider making a special rent allowance for all rents over approximately 10s. per week?
§ Mr. EdenAs regards the first part of the Question, I would refer my hon. 39W Friend to the answer given to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Mr. Dobbie) on 7th May last. With regard to the last part, I would refer him to the answer given to my right hon. Friend the Member for Kirkcaldy (Mr. Kennedy) on 14th March last.