HC Deb 16 November 1914 vol 68 cc214-5
100. Mr. PRINGLE

asked the Under-Secretary for War whether he will issue a special leaflet, with the authority of the War Office, collating all the information regarding pay and allowances, both of officers and men, in order that those serving in the new Army or Territorials should be saved the trouble of searching through Army Orders, etc., to ascertain the payments to which they are entitled?

Mr. BAKER

Much as I sympathise with the hon. Member's object, I fear that any such attempt would give rise to far more trouble to officers and men than it would save. The "leaflet," to be complete, would have to be a large book of regulations; and if it did not completely state all the conditions, etc., attaching to the grants there would be great danger of misleading those concerned.