§ Colonel Burtonasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state the details upon which the bill of fare for necessitous children was compiled, giving the items and prices of the various 1585W commodities to enable a child to be fed for one week for 5s., 3s., 2s. and 1s., respectively?
§ Captain CrookshankI assume that my hon. and gallant Friend is referring to the additional allowances for children received by married men in the fighting services. These additional allowances, which have been in force for many years, do not purport to cover the whole cost of the children's maintenance, but are intended to supplement the provision which a man can make from his pay.