§ 13. Mr. Dobbieasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that members of the Territorial Forces, who have been promoted from the ranks and who have obtained commissions in His Majesty's Forces, do not receive officer pay until such time as they have been gazetted; is their pay made retrospective; and what is the average time between the two stages?
44. Miss Wardasked the Secretary of State for War how many applications for commissions, now serving, have not so far been gazetted; and must such applicants await such gazetting before receiving pay?
§ 69. Mr. de Rothschildasked the Secretary of State for War whether there are any officers employed since the beginning of the war who have not yet been gazetted; and whether such officers have been in receipt of Army pay?
§ Mr. Hore-BelishaWhen a candidate for a commission is authorised by competent authority to join for duty before he is gazetted, his commission takes effect from the date on which he joins, and he can draw pay, in advance of the gazette, as from that date on the strength of a joining certificate signed by his commanding officer. It would need considerable research to ascertain at any given time the number of cases in which candidates have joined for duty and have not yet been gazetted.