§ Mr. KINGasked the Under-Secretary, of State for War whether any authority; exists in the Army Act or King's Regulations whereby officers or men are penalised who admit that they have in
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§ Mr. BONAR LAWAssuming that the actual farming profits are not less than the total income shown in column 5, and that the taxpayer has no income from any other source, the taxation in the case quoted is as follows:
curred, or on examination are found to have incurred, venereal disease; and, if so, what are the penalties which are now being imposed?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONOfficers admitted to hospitals with venereal disease are required to pay the full hospital stoppage, namely, 2s. 6d a day, and forfeit their field allowance, and lodging, fuel, and light allowances. Soldiers are required to pay-hospital stoppages of 7d. a day and forfeit proficiency pay, corps or engineer pay, and the increases of pay recently authorised. As laid down in paragraph 462; King's Regulations, concealment of venereal disease will be dealt with under the Army Act, and is an offence punishable with two years' imprisonment with hard labour.