§ 120. Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for War under what exceptional circumstances allowances from Army funds are, or may be, granted in respect of an illegitimate child whose mother is German and whose father is an English soldier; and what action will be taken to implement the principle that Servicemen shall at least financially bear their share of paternal responsibility even though the woman involved be German.
§ Mr. LawsonIf my hon. Friend has in mind the case of a child born to a German woman living outside this country as the result of an association which began in Germany after the man had become a soldier, the answer to the first part of the Question is " None." As regards the second part of the Question, a soldier can only be compelled to contribute to the upkeep of an illegitimate child if an affiliation order is produced against him. A woman living outside the jurisdiction of British courts would not be able to obtain such an order.