§ Sir LEO CHIOZZA MONEYasked the Under-Secretary of State for War if recruits who are discharged within a week of enlistment because medically unfit receive on discharge a gratuity of 30s., plus 17s. 7d. clothing allowance; and, if so, whether he will have these payments revised?
§ Mr. FORSTERMen who have been finally approved as recruits receive on discharge the usual gratuity of £2. The clothing allowance is given if clothes are not issued in kind. Discharge within a week is an altogether exceptional case, as2150W a soldier should not under ordinary circumstances become no longer physically fit for service within a week of his approval. It is not considered desirable to complicate the regulations by attempting to meet these special cases.