§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the claims of the retired Regular Army ranker officers who received permanent commissions during the Great War, whilst serving on ordinary peace attestations in the Regular Army, and on retirement received retired pay or gratuity under Article 572a; and whether the War Office c-an see their way to grant them the minimum rate of retired pay, at least equivalent to that paid to the Royal Naval Marines, who received temporary commissions only after serving in the ranks?
§ Captain KINGI am aware of the application which these officers have made for a revision of the Regulations under which they retired. The matter has been very carefully considered, but I regret that I cannot see my way to give them what they ask.