§ 16. Captain PETER MACDONALDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether pre-War pensioners of the Royal Marines who re-enlisted during the War and subsequently obtained commissions in the Army or were commissioned and attached to Army units now receive full pension and retired pay as commissioned officers, or whether they are treated in the same way as commissioned pie-War pensioners of the Army?
Mr. ALEXANDERThe pre-War pen sinners in question now receive retired pay as commissioned officers, their former pensions having been withdrawn as from the date of the grant of retired pay.