§ Major HILLSasked the Secretary of State for War (1) whether he will consider the possibility of raising in proportion to the pay now in force the pension of the private soldier, namely, 1s. per diem after having served twenty-one years;(2) whether a soldier on completing his twelve years' Colour service is relegated from Class 1 service pay to Class 1 proficiency pay, thus causing him to forfeit 1d. per diem for the last nine years of his service; and, if so, whether this Regulation will receive consideration; (3) whether he will consider the desirability of making a soldier who reaches the rank of sergeant after nine years' service, and who may even reach a higher rank before completing his twenty-one years' service, eligible for full sergeant's pension, and of assessing the pension on his last permanent rank before becoming pensionable?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLAll these points will be fully considered in the general review of pensions which is being taken in hand.