§ Colonel DAYasked the Secretary of State for War whether any difficulty has been found in recruiting doctors into the Royal Army Medical Corps on account of the poor rates of pay offered qualified medical men; has any increase on the standard rates now operating been considered; and, if so, what is the scale of pay suggested?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSThe number of candidates for commissions in the Royal Army Medical Corps has declined owing to a variety of causes. Proposals regarding the rates of pay of medical officers are being considered, 'out I am not at present able to give details.