HC Deb 03 April 1939 vol 345 cc2452-3
69. Sir John Mellor

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will give an assurance that the scale of allowances for children of soldiers on active service will not be less generous than the scale of allowances for the reception of evacuated children?

Sir V. Warrender

Any alteration in the peace rates and conditions of issue of family allowance for soldiers on active service will be a matter for decision in the light of current circumstances. The allowance issued to a soldier in respect of his children is not analogous to the allowance to be issued to a householder for the reception of children.