§ 8. Colonel YATEasked the Secretary of State for War whether any arrangements would now be made to give help to the old Crimean and Indian Mutiny veterans, now all over eighty years of age, some of them ninety years of age, by granting them an increase to their pension of Is. 1d. a day?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Forster)All such veterans, unless disqualified by means, are entitled to old age pension and to the benefit of the special campaign pensions granted under Article 1,170 of the Pay Warrant. I think my hon. and gallant Friend will find that the very least income so provided is 12s. 9d. a week. As I have stated on former occasions, it has been decided not to alter the scale of campaign pensions.