28. Sir F. HALLasked the Secretary of State for War if he will state the nature of any alteration that has been made during the past few months in the rule that officers of the Territorial Army, whilst attending voluntary week-end camps, are entitled to pay equivalent to that of regular officers?
§ Mr. SHAWThe hon. and gallant Member is, I think, under a misapprehension. Under the regulations, the decision whether pay and allowances should be granted at voluntary week-end camps rests with the General Officer Commanding, who has to meet the cost of such pay and allowances as he may authorise from the fixed sum allotted to him for the training of Territorial troops in his Command. There has been no recent change in this rule.
Sir F. HALLIs it not the case that a change was made in September of last year in paragraph 625 of Territorial 1954 Army regulations and is the right hon. Gentleman aware that a sergeant-major at a week-end camp in these circumstances would be getting more in pay and allowance than a major; and does he think that that is reasonable or right?
§ Mr. SHAWI can only reply to the question which has been asked me, and say that my advice is that no alteration has been made with regard to voluntary week-end camps.
Sir F. HALLWill the right hon. Gentleman look into the point to which have referred in connection with paragraph 625?