§ 50. Brigadier Thorpasked the Minister of Defence the number of married men in the Navy, Army and Air Force, respectively, who will receive no increase of pay under the new rates announced on 24th November; and the number of married men of each Service who make no voluntary addition to the qualifying allotment.
§ Mr. AlexanderIt is estimated that some 500 married men in the Navy, 5,000 in the Army and 3,000 in the R.A.F. have received no increase in pay since 24th November, but many of these have received an increase in marriage allowance of 7s. a week. I regret that the figures asked for in the last part of the Question cannot be provided without undue labour.