§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will, on compassionate grounds, arrange for the release from the Army of a medical practitioner, a university graduate, details of whose case have been submitted to him, seeing that, although not actually liable for military service, he joined the Army in December 1940, his practice in his absence has largely disappeared, he is £5,000 in debt for its purchase in 1938, and his wife is in ill-health and unable to sustain herself and her family.
§ Sir J. GriggMedical officers are released from the Army only at the request of the Central Medical War Committee and no such request has been made in this case. A Commander-in-Chief in a theatre of war has full discretion to revert an officer to the Home Establishment and this case has been referred accordingly to the Commander-in-Chief concerned. I will communicate with my hon. Friend when a decision has been reached.
Rank R.A.M.C. A.D.C. R.A.V.C. A.E.C. R.A.Ch.D. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Colonel or Chaplain, 1st Class. 3 3 4 3 1 2 2 9 10 2 9 10 2 5 4 Lieut.-Colonel or Chaplain 2nd Class. 2 12 0 2 9 10 2 4 4 2 3 0 1 16 2 Major or Chaplain 3rd Class. 1 14 9 1 11 8 1 8 0 1 8 6 1 7 2 Captain or Chaplain 4th Class. 1 4 6 1 2 8 1 2 8 0 19 0 Temp. 15 4 Perm. 19 0 Lieutenant 0 19 10 0 18 2 0 18 2 0 13 0 — 2nd Lieutenant — — — 0 11 0 —