§ Sir JOHN BUTCHERasked the Pensions Minister whether, in view of the fact that many of the parents of officers who have lost their lives in the War are in straitened circumstances, he will take steps to provide that, in proper cases, the parents of fallen officers shall be entitled to receive a flat-rate allowance of 5s. a week in respect of their deceased sons on the same terms as parents of non-commissioned officers and men?
§ Sir J. CRAIGUnder the Warrant of August, 1917, officers' parents in straitened circumstances can be granted pensions in excess of 5s. a week. The Warrant is under review, but it does not seem necessary to alter it in the direction indicated.