asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the present recruiting campaign for the three Defence Services, and the desirability of making service therein more attractive, he will consider introducing legislation to lower the marriageable age in all three services, thus making a larger number of wives of serving men eligible for marriage allowances and so obviate the wives and children having recourse to public assistance committees to augment the men's own allowances to their families?

I cannot add anything to the reply which I gave to a similar question by the hon. Member on 4th July last.

Does not the Financial Secretary think it is a disgrace that the wives and families of these soldiers are on Poor Law relief?