§ 44. Sir P. GOFFasked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can give the number of naval and marine pre-War pensioners who served as temporary officers in the Air Force during the War; and if they received retired pay at naval rates on demobilisation?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir Philip Sassoon)The 206 information asked for in the first part of the question is not available. As regards the last part, so far as I am aware no such officers received retired pay at naval rates on demobilisation unless they were eligible by virtue of service as warrant officer or commissioned warrant officer, Royal Navy, before attachment to the Royal Air Force.
§ 52. Sir P. GOFFasked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can give the number of pre-War naval and marine pensioners who served as other ranks in the Royal Air Force during the War; and if they counted their war service for pension and received the rates of pension appropriate to the ranks they held on demobilization?
§ Sir P. SASSOONAs regards the first part of the question, the information requested could only be obtained from the scrutiny of a very large number of official records and in the circumstances I do not think that the labour involved would be justified. As regards the last part, the pensions, if any, would have been regulated on the men's final discharge according to Navy rules and would have been assessed by the Admiralty.