§ 76. Lieut.-Colonel ACLAND-TROYTEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in view of the fact that married naval officers are not as a rule on the lodging list, and married officers of the Army and Air Force usually are on this list, and that the figures given in Vol. 192, columns 2627 to 2630, of the OFFICIAL REPORT show that married naval officers below the rank of captain are worse off than married officers of the same age in the other cervices, he will reconsider the question of marriage allowances to naval officers or will, at any rate, grant them some allowance to make their position more equal to that of officers in the other services?
The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Davidson)I regret that I ant not able to add anything to the announcement made on this subject on behalf of His Majesty's Government last Session (OFFICIAL REPORT, 5th August cols. 1344–5, and OFFICIAL REPORT. 16th November, col. 17).
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAIn view of the fact that this question discloses that the pay of naval officers is not so good as the pay of Army officers, cannot the hon. Gentleman grant the marriage allowance?
§ Lieut.-Colonel ACLAND-TROYTEWas it not stated that the married naval 37 officers' pay was as good as the married Army officers' pay, and is that not quite incorrect?