§ 17. Mr. Teelingasked the Secretary of State for War why quartermasters who are promoted to the rank of brigadier cannot obtain retired pay in respect of this senior rank but are restricted to a pension equal to that of a major's retired pay; and whether he can make any alteration in regard to the case which has been brought to his notice by the hon. Member for the Pavilion Division of Brighton.
§ Mr. StracheyA quartermaster promoted to the rank of brigadier would not, under current rules, be restricted to the retired pay of a major unless the time which he spent in a higher rank was too short to reckon for retired pay purposes; but he could not secure the retired pay of a brigadier unless he held that substantive rank. I know of no such case, but if the hon. Member will let me have particulars of the case to which he refers I will look into it.