§ 18. Mr. J. Hyndasked the Secretary of State for War why his regulations permit that bounties and other current payments in the Territorial Army should be distributed during particular parades or camps, so that men, otherwise entitled to these payments but unable to attend a particular parade or camp, are thereby prevented from obtaining payment for periods up to one month or more after the payment becomes due.
§ Mr. HeadMost Territorial Army units pay their men at intervals most convenient to the majority. Pay nights are notified in unit orders and, if a man cannot attend his Territorial Army centre on a particular night, any pay or allowances due to him are given to him on the next pay night or sent to him by post if requested. There should therefore be no undue delay, but I shall be glad to look into any particular case if the hon. Member will give me details.
§ Mr. HyndIs the Minister not aware that, in the Hallamshire Battalion section of the Territorial Army, in fact, orders are issued that men who do not attend their parades will not have their money paid to them until a month later, and, if I send him details, will he look into the matter, because men are leaving the Hallamshire Battalion because of that fact?
§ Mr. HeadI would be only too glad to do that, but my experience of the Hallamshires, from what I have seen of them, is that they are an extremely efficient unit.