§ Major HORE-BELISHAasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of men in each of the last two years who have been under treatment for venereal disease between the ages of 21 and 25; which is the earliest age at which they can qualify for separation allowance; and the number of men in the Royal Navy under the age of 25 who are married and in receipt of no separation allowance?
§ Mr. AMMONWith regard to the first and third parts of the question, statistics are not available; with regard to the second part, marriage allowance, formerly called separation allowance, is not paid to men below the age of 25.