§ SIR JAMES FERGUSSON (Manchester, N.E.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether, in the case of a non-commissioned officer on active service 38 reduced to the ranks and sentenced to imprisonment, the separation allowance made to his wife and family ceases entirely; and, if so, whether arrangements can be made to prevent the family from being left unprovided for.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Lord STANLEY, Lancashire, Westhoughton)If a non-commissioned officer were reduced and sentenced to imprisonment exceeding three months, the issue of separation allowance would cease from the date on which the imprisonment was notified in this country.