§ Colonel YATEasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office if he will state what extra charge in administration would be involved annually were Reservists to be paid monthly instead of quarterly?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Tennant)The extra clerical staff required to make payments monthly instead of quarterly has not been estimated in detail. It would obviously be considerable, as it would involve about a million additional issues per annum.
§ Colonel YATEConsidering this is only a question of a little extra clerical labour, will the Financial Secretary not take into consideration the great hardship and trouble that is inflicted on the wives and families of the Reservists by the quarterly instead of monthly payments?
§ Mr. TENNANTWhen the hon. and gallant Member says it is only a question of clerical staff he has forgotten that the initial outlay will be £200,000. I shall be glad to hear from him what actual hardships are suffered by the Reservists from the existing system.