§ *MR. WHITEHEAD (Essex, S.E.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the 1217 regulation which prevents a warrant officer from commuting any part of his pension before the age of fifty-five puts him at a disadvantage as compared with commissioned and non-commissioned officers; and whether, having regard to the increasing difficulty of elderly men in finding employment and the fact that a little capital might afford a warrant officer a means to a livelihood, he can see his way to give to them an opportunity for commutation similar to that now enjoyed either by non-commissioned or by commissioned officers.
§ MR. HALDANEThis matter, which is by no means free from difficulty, is now receiving careful consideration.