§ COLONEL HUGHES (Woolwich)In the absence of the hon. Member for the Ecclesall Division of Sheffield, I beg to ask the Secretary to the Admiralty whether it is the intention of the Government to carry into effect the recommendation of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Greenwich Age Pensions (1892)?
§ THE CIVIL LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. E. ROBERTSON,) DundeeThe first recommendation of the Committee has already been acted on. The other, which involves a charge upon the Consolidated Fund, was also virtually accepted by the late Board of Admiralty, and the present Board are now consulting with the Treasury as to the best means of carrying it into effect. As it involves a charge upon the Consolidated Fund, legislation will be necessary. This reply applies also to the Question No. 25, asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth, and to one of which I have had private notice from the hon. Member for Devonport.
§ MR. BAKER (Portsmouth)When may we expect legislation on the subject to be brought in?
§ MR. E. ROBERTSONThat is a question I cannot answer.