49. Sir WALTER PRESTONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that moat civil servants in the Inland Revenue who joined up during the War are allowed to count their War services towards qualifying them for promotion and pension, whereas some are not; which is the particular class penalised; and what is the reason for so penalising these men?
§ Major BOYD-CARPENTERI am not aware of any case in which an officer's absence on War service has prejudiced his pension rights, or, subject to actual fitness for undertaking higher duties, has 271 retarded promotion after his return to civil life.
Sir W. PRESTONIf I can bring the hon. Member particulars of a case where an officer has lost promotion will he give it his attention?
§ Major BOYD-CARPENTERI shall be very glad indeed to hear of such a case.