§ 51. Mr. SCRYMGE0URasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he can see his way so to amend the conditions under which the Imperial Service medal is awarded that those who have been for say 25 years on the pensionable staff of the Department, and a similar period in full-time service as scale payment sub-postmasters, would be able to claim the honour?
§ Sir V. HENDERSONI have been asked to reply. The regulations governing the award of the Imperial Service medal restrict it to established civil servants of certain classes who on retirement have completed not less than 25 years of pensionable service. Service as scale payment sub-postmaster not being pensionable cannot be reckoned as qualifying for the medal. I cannot hold out any hope of an amendment of the regulations so as to extend the scope of the medal.
§ Mr. SCRYMGEOURIf two specific cases are submitted will the hon. Gentleman agree to consider the circumstances?
§ Sir V. HENDERSONI cannot add anything to what I have said in the answer.