§ 142. Colonel Stoddart-Scottasked the Secretary of State for War if he will increase the old scale clothing allowance of £2 4s. granted to Service personnel discharged from the Service prior to 16th October, 1944, to as applicable to soldiers discharged after that date.
§ Mr. BellengerMen discharged in the period immediately before 16th October, 1944, received either a civilian outfit of84W the scale provided at the time or a cash allowance of £2 15s 9d. Those who were invalided and sent home in the winter months, if they did not already possess a civilian overcoat, could in addition receive an overcoat or a cash grant of £2 4s. The increased scale of clothing which first became available on 16th October, 1944, could not be issued to men discharged before that date and equally it would be impracticable to increase the cash grant retrospectively.