§ Mr. PRINGLEasked the President of the Local Government Board (1) on what principle the Military Service (Civil Liabilities) Committee deal with applications for relief; (2) whether applicants for relief under the Military Service (Civil Liabilities) Committee, who fail to secure the supplementary rent allowances from the local War Pensions Committee, can apply to the Military Service (Civil Liabilities) Committee again; and (3) 1219W whether, as applicants for relief from civil liabilities are in certain circumstances referred to the War Pensions Committee (Statutory), he will consider the possibility of defining a standard of income for the purpose of determining to which Committee applicants should apply?
§ Mr. HAYES FISHERThe Military Service (Civil Liabilities) Committee deal with applications for assistance in accordance with the Regulations made by them and approved by the Treasury. The Regulations limit the grant of assistance to cases where serious hardship is involved by the necessity of meeting certain defined contractual liabilities. If the grant of a supplementary rent allowance is sufficient to remove the case from the category of serious hardship the applicant would be referred to the local War Pensions Committee. I think this is preferable to the reverse procedure suggested by my hon. Friend. The question of defining a standard of income for the purpose of determining to which Committee applicants should apply will be considered.