§ SIR JOHN LENG (Dundee)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether any increase has been made during the past year in the daily payments to soldiers who served in the Crimean campaign; and, if so, what are the present authorised rates of pension.
LORD STANLEYSpecial increases of pension are being awarded to such soldiers. Each case is treated on its merits and in accordance with the extent of the disability from which the claimant is suffering. This information was recently published.