§ Mr. PIRIEI beg to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is prepared to grant to sailors if in destitute circumstances and unable to work, and who may have been awarded the 221 Victoria Cross, the same consideration of their cases as has recently been acceded to soldiers; and, if so, whether the pension of £50 a year, though not retrospective, will be awarded irrespective of the date on which the V.C. was given?
THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Mr. G. J. GOSCHBN,) St. George's, Hanover SquareThe case of seamen of the Navy who have been awarded the Victoria Cross will be dealt with in the same spirit as in the recent announcement with regard to the Army, though the conditions are naturally different.