§ 88. Mr. MACLEANasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the pay of the naval reservists has been recently increased; if so, by how much and the date of the last increase; and whether all naval reservists have been given this increased allowance or whether special conditions have to be observed to earn it?
§ The CIVIL LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Kenneth Lindsay)There has been no recent increase in the pay of naval reservists, but marriage allowance, which was previously payable over the age of 25, is now payable during training to married men over the age of 21 in the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve. It has also been decided, as from next November, to increase the Royal Naval Reserve bounty on the lines recently approved for the Territorial Army.