§ Mr. Concannonasked the Secretary of State for Defence if in his further study of the problems relating to deductions of pay from British officer prisoners of war, he will also take into consideration the same problems for other rank prisoners of war.
§ Mr. PattieI can confirm that in considering whether additional assistance could be made available to former prisoners of war, as described in my answer of 31 October 1980 to the hon. Member for Norwood (Mr. Fraser) we shall be taking into account other ranks as well as officers.—[Vol 991, c. 390–3].