§ SIR ROPER LETHBRIDGE (Kensington, N.)asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether, in commemoration of the Jubilee of Her Majesty's Reign, he will recommend that the deferred pension now granted to old soldiers over 50 years of age, who have served 15 years, be granted to those who have served 10 years and upwards, but who, through no fault of their own, have been unable to complete the fall term of 15 years?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)I can only repeat the reply I gave on the 10th of June—namely, that I am unable to recommend that an increased charge for pensions should be created in honour of Her Majesty's Jubilee.