HC Deb 01 October 1941 vol 374 cc601-2W
Sir J. Mellor

asked the Secretary of State for War the circumstances in which an officer of the Somerset Light Infantry, to whose case the attention of his Department has been called by the hon. Member for the Tamworth Division, was overpaid £81 through the mistake of the paymaster; for how long the mistake persisted; what percentage of his monthly pay has since been deducted; whether he consented to the method of recovery; and whether the action taken was in accordance with the usual practice?

Mr. Sandys

I have already written to my hon. Friend about this case. There are some points in his Question into which I am looking further and I will send him a full reply in the near future.