§ 21. Viscount CURZONasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether naval 1422 officers and ratings interned in neutral countries during the War are entitled to field allowance during the period of internment if entitled to the same before internment?
§ Sir J. CRAIGThe answer is in the negative. I may, however, explain that naval officers received a payment to meet food expenses within a maximum of 5s a day, which was increased to 7s. 6d. a day after 1st January, 1918. I understand that Army officers received no food allowance, but continued to be paid the field, lodging, fuel and light allowances of which they were in receipt at the date of capture. These allowances approximate, in the generality of cases, to the food allowance paid to naval officers, and equality of treatment between the two services has thus been secured so far as practicable.