§ Mr. CAVEasked the Under-Secretary for War whether, while service in the Army, Militia, Special Reserve, Yeomanry, or Territorial Force counts for proficiency pay, service in the Navy or in the old Volunteer Force cannot be counted for that purpose; whether a rule which discriminates against men who have served their country in those forces and many of whom are extremely efficient has given rise in many quarters to a sense of injustice; and whether the rule can be now reconsidered?
§ Mr. FORSTERAs I informed the hon. Member for South-West Manchester on the 30th June, in reply to a similar question, the matter is being further considered, but my right hon. and learned Friend must not take this as holding out any great hope of a change.