§ 2. Sir JAMES REMNANTasked 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 YATEasked the Secretary of State for India to state the date when the revised rates of pensions for the Indian Army will be published?
§ Mr. MONTAGUI 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. REMNANTHas 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 2043 give an answer before the end of February, and can he say when we are likely to have a decision?
§ Mr. MONTAGUI 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.