Sir SHIRLEY BENNasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office what steps the War Office propose to take to enable the wives of soldiers serving abroad to meet the increased cost of living, as they are only receiving the same separation allowance as that granted in 1917, when the cost of living was considerably less?
§ Sir A. WILLIAMSONI do not propose to take any further steps. The joint income of the soldier and his wife is ade- 583W quate at the present time, and the man has ample official facilities for making remittances.