§ Brigadier-General SURTEESasked the Secretary of State for War if, in view of the widespread dissatisfaction prevailing among the demobilised old soldiers through the penalising effect of recent 58W Army orders whereby men, whose disability is in many cases due to wounds, with less than 21 years' service are debarred from benefits given to those who have served the latter number of years, he will appoint a comprehensive committee on which demobilised men who have spent the best years of their lives in the Army shall be represented; if, before the orders referred to were issued, any of the men most closely affected were consulted; and if he will give the number of demobilised and disabled men with over 18 years' and less than 21 years' service who are debarred from the grants given to those with the longer number of years?
§ Sir A. WILLIAMSONThis point is at present under consideration by an interdepartmental committee.