§ Mr. HAYDAYasked the Under-Secretary of State for War what gratuity, if any, was paid to Army Pay Corps and other non-combatant home service conscripts on demobilisation after one or two years' service respectively; what was their pay rate in 1918; and what additional provision was made for them by way of uniform, food, lodging, or fare facilities and family allowances, at that time?
§ Mr. GWYNNEThe general rate of gratuities for home service on demobilisation was £5 for one year and £8 for two years for a private soldier, with higher rates for those of higher rank. The rate of pay for a private of the Army Pay Corps was 1s. 8d. a day, with an additional penny for each year of war service. It is not possible to state within the limits of a reply to a question the provision made for uniform, food and the other items mentioned; but they were the same for the Pay Corps as for the Army generally. If the hon. Member will inform me what point he has in mind, I -could, perhaps, answer it more directly.