§ Mr. GANZONIasked the Under-Secretary for War whether he is aware that proficiency pay is only intended to be paid to those non-commissioned officers and men of the Territorial Force who have attended at least two camps of fifteen days each; whether the non-commissioned officers and men who have attended several eight-day camps have been receiving such pay since mobilisation and are now informed that they will receive it no longer and that they must refund what they have received and spent, amounting in some cases to over £3; and whether, seeing that many such non-commissioned officers and men have completed twelve eight-day camps and upwards, he will see that the pay is continued or at least that the claim to a refund is abandoned?
Mr. BAKERIf the hon. Member will give me particulars of the cases which he has in mind, steps will be taken to see that no undue hardship is caused by the recovery of these over issues.