§ Mr. A. Edwardsasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether men and women in the Royal Navy receive pay while in hospital suffering from illness or accident; and whether the allowance to dependant relatives is continued during the illness.
Mr. AlexanderThe reply to both Questions is in the affirmative, so long as the man or woman remains in the Service. If invaliding takes place, pay and allowances to dependant relatives continue for 28 days after invaliding. Sickness due to misconduct or other cause within the control of the rating involves certain small stoppages after 3o days in hospital, but this does not affect the allowances to dependants.