Mr. NUGENTasked the hon. Member for Worcestershire (Bewdley Division) whether a war bonus, within the limitations laid down, has not been granted to single men or to widowers without dependent children who are serving with the forces; and, if so, will he say why the question of dependency is-confined to children in these cases?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe Civil Service war bonus is allowed to reckon in calculating the civil pay of married men serving in His Majesty's Forces, but not of single men or of widowers without dependent children. The question of dependency is; not confined to children, as married men without children receive the war bonus.