§ Sir H. GREENWOODasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he is aware that the National Reserve bounty was denied to those men who, although they had signed the obligation card and complied with all other conditions, joined the Territorials in 1914 instead of the Regular Forces; and whether, in view of the fact that there has been practically no difference in the duties performed either by Territorials or Regulars in this War, he will consider the question of issuing a bounty to all National 2144W Reservists who complied with the conditions of the obligation card irrespective of the branch of the Service they joined?
§ Mr. FORSTERYes, Sir, I am fully aware of all the circumstances of this question, which has been discussed on many occasions in the course of the last four years. I am afraid I can hold out no nope that the explicit conditions of this grant will, after this lapse of time, be altered.