§ 34. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Thomas Mooreasked the Secretary of State for War whether he has now come to a decision regarding the pension rights of widows whose husbands have been killed while temporarily holding an unpaid higher rank?
§ Sir J. GriggI regret I have nothing to add to my previous replies to my hon. and gallant Friend.
§ Sir T. MooreWhile admitting the justice of the analysis in regard to this matter in the communication which my right hon. Friend has been good enough to send to me, I would ask whether it would not be possible for some form of discretion to be exercised in favour of officers who have been killed during the probationary period?
§ Sir J. GriggThat is a matter which requires more time to deal with than is possible within the limits of a Parliamentary answer.