§ 14. Commander SOUTHBYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is aware of the hardships being experienced by naval pre-War pensioners; and whether he will consider the case of those men who volunteered for service in 1914 but were refused on account of age with a view to increasing their pensions to the present-day scale?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY-SECRETARY to the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Ammon)Pre-War pensioners who were over age for War service are eligible, if they satisfy the usual conditions, for benefits corresponding to those of the Pensions Increase Acts, 1920 and 1924. It was stated quite 1273 clearly in 1924 that the increased benefits granted to pre-War pensioners were final and that no further legislation was contemplated.