§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office if he will make some inquiry into the reason why the wife of Private E. Lindsey, No. 97539, police guard, Royal Air Force, Farnborough, who is the mother of Private A. Lindsey, No. 13718, West Riding Regiment, is only receiving 12s. 6d. a week on account of her husband and a voluntary allotment of 1s. 9d. on account of her son, although she has made application for the 5s. dependence grant?
§ Mr. FORSTERInquiry will be made, and the hon. Member informed of the result in due course.
§ Mr. BYRNEasked the Pensions Minister if he can now state what the war bonus on existing pensions scales is to be?
§ Mr. SNOWDENasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether Mrs. Kent, the mother of the following three soldiers, is receiving the proper allowances in respect of them: Company Sergeant-major W. Kent, 7/8th King's Own Scottsh Borderers, Private H. Kent, No. 44518, 3rd Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, and Private A. Kent, No. 97317, 52nd Grad. Battalion, Manchester Regiment?
§ Mr. FORSTERMrs. Kent is at present receiving a weekly allowance of £2 2s. 7d., including a voluntary allotment 3223W made by Company Sergeant-Major W. Kent The claim in respect of Private H. Kent is under consideration by the Appeals Committee and pending their decision a provisional allowance of 12s. 6d. is being paid on his account. If the Committee assess the dependency on this claim at over 12s. 6d. the weekly allowance will be increased accordingly, with arrears from 8th June last.
§ Mr. A. WILLIAMSasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether his attention was in July last called to the case of the mother of Private John Smith, No. 6253, 6th Durham Light Infantry, whose allowance was stopped owing to her son being reported missing; whether the repeated communications made to him are still without a definite answer; whether he has been able to investigate the case; and, if so, whether the payment of Mrs. Smith's allowance will now be resumed with arrears?
§ Mr. FORSTERI deeply regret that it has not even yet been possible to ascertain the fate of the soldier referred to. In these sad cases allowances from public funds are continued for a period of six months, but in this case the allowance in question was a voluntary allotment made by the soldier.