§ 16. Mr. Mulleyasked the Secretary of State for War why grants payable to the widowed mothers of National Service men are at a lower rate than the scales of the National Assistance Board and if he will take steps to revise the basis of assessment to mitigate the resulting hardship when a widow's son is called up.
§ Mr. J. AmeryNational Service grants are not related to scales of National Assistance. They may be larger or smaller. They are assessed according to the financial help given by a soldier to his dependant before he is called up.