HC Deb 05 May 1920 vol 128 cc2042-3
2. Sir JAMES REMNANT

asked the Secretary of State for India when he will issue the warrant for the increased pensions to retired officers of the Indian Army?

8. Colonel YATE

asked the Secretary of State for India to state the date when the revised rates of pensions for the Indian Army will be published?

Mr. MONTAGU

I regret that I am not yet able to state when the revised scale of pensions for officers of the Indian Army will be published. I fully recognise the urgency of the matter, and I am doing all I can to expedite the date.

Sir J. REMNANT

Has the right hon. Gentleman's attention been called to the fact that during his illness the Minister who replied for him said he hoped to give an answer before the end of February, and can he say when we are likely to have a decision?

Mr. MONTAGU

I cannot say the date. Telegrams are passing between the Government of India and the India Office. I hope that the details, which are very complicated, will be published very shortly.