§ 29. Rear-Admiral ADAIRasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether consideration has been given to the cases of officers called up for the War from the emergency list, and who, in consequence, have lost positions of emolument; and whether it would be possible now to award to such officers pensions in accordance, at least, with the rank which they held when they left the Service.
§ Sir J. CRAIGI regret that I cannot hold out any hope that officers called up from the Emergency List will be granted pensions on the ground that they have lost positions of emolument. These officers received a bonus of 25 per cent, on their full pay in lieu of counting their War service for pension. While it is regrettable that some of these officers have lost positions of emolument in consequence of being called up, their case is not harder than that of many officers of the Reserves and officers who joined for temporary service during the War, and have lost their appointments in civil life.
§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYDoes the hon. and gallant Gentleman consider it just that an officer who holds rank at sea during the War, after being called up, should not get the pension attachable to that rank?
§ Sir J. CRAIGYes, I think it is quite just, because the arrangement made, as I stated in my answer, is that these officers receive 25 per cent, of their full pay in lieu of counting their War service for pension.