§ Sir PARK GOFFasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of pre-War naval and marine pensioners who served under the Admiralty during the Great War; the number of pre-War naval and marine pensioners who served in the Army during the Great War; the number of pre-War naval and marine pensioners who received temporary commissions from the Admiralty and subsequently received retired pay; the number of naval ratings and marines who were discharged to pension during the Great War, and given immediately temporary commissions for which they subsequently received retired pay; the number of pre-War naval and marine pensioners who served in the Army during the Great War; and the number of naval and marine pensioners who received military commissions while serving in the Army during the Great War, and who subsequently received retired pay?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMThe answer to the first part of the question is 26,500 approximately. As regards the second part, the actual numbers are not known, but are probably few—less than 400. As regards the third and fourth parts, the number of naval and marine pensioners who received temporary commissions from the Admiralty and subsequently received retired pay, is 100. As regards the last part of the question, 17 naval and marine pensioners received temporary commissions in the Army and were granted retired pay from naval funds.