HC Deb 04 March 1925 vol 181 cc414-5
32. Major HORE-BELISHA

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, seeing that any broken period of service is proportionately reckonable in calculating an airman's pension, the Admiralty can see its way to apply the same practice with regard to the pensions of the Navy and Royal Marines?

Mr. DAVIDSON

I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the last paragraph of my reply of the 15th December last.

Major HORE-BELISHA

Is not my hon. Friend aware of the grave injustice of the present Regulations, which have the effect of depriving the pensioner of the money due to him in respect of his service and of putting that money in the pockets of the Admiralty; and wit'. he see that a more equitable policy is pursued?

Mr. DAVIDSON

I am afraid I cannot agree to that.