§ Lieut.-Commander Tufnellasked the Secretary of State for War whether members of the supplementary reserve of officers who fail to carry out annual or spread-over preliminary training due to sickness are refused the annual gratuity or the part thereof to which they are entitled; and if he will state the specific reference in the Conditions of Service, issued on 30th November last, in which it is indicated that no concession will be made for sickness of any sort?
§ Mr. Hore-BelishaThe regulations provide that a member of the Supplementary Reserve of Officers who fails in any one year to carry out annual training through sickness may be granted the gratuity, but, should be fail to undergo training in a second consecutive year, the gratuity will be granted only for special reasons and with the consent of the Army Council.2230W Cases of absence from spread-over preliminary training through sickness are dealt with similarly.
The "Conditions of Service" pamphlet does not refer to this matter. As indicated in its opening paragraph, it is intended to be a short guide for prospective candidates, and is not to be regarded as an authority regarding emoluments.