94. Mr. E. HARVEYasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he is yet in a position to state if the pay of a sergeant clerk in the Royal Army Medical Corps, Regular Force, is higher than that of one in the Territorial Force when serving abroad and doing exactly similar work; and whether he has been able to take any steps to equalise the position of the Territorial Force with that of the Regular Army in this respect?
§ Mr. FORSTERThe special rates which are given to certain clerks who belong to the peace establishment here have not been extended to clerks of the Territorial Force. The question as to how many clerks should receive these special rates is still under consideration.
Mr. HARVEYAre there not a number of cases where the men are doing exactly the same work as clerks in the Regular Force, and can they not get the same pay in France?
§ Mr. FORSTERAs I have said in the reply, the question as to how many clerks are to get these special rates is still under consideration.