§ Mr. JOWETTasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office, respecting the case of a machine-gun officer whose rank was that of a second-lieutenant, and who was recently killed in action, what will be the position of his dependant parents as it is affected by the Third Report of the Select Committee on Naval and Military Services (Pensions and Grants); and what procedure should the parents of the deceased soldier adopt in order to comply with the conditions under which pensions will be granted in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee referred to.
§ Mr. TENNANTThe position of officers' dependants other than widows and children has been reconsidered in accordance with the Third Report, and the new Regulations are contained in the Royal Warrant which was published in the newspapers on the 17th instant. Applications for grants under that Warrant should be addressed to the Secretary, War Office.