asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that under the army Regulations, if a man who has deserted his wife and children joins the Army his wife is unable to obtain the usual allowances for herself and her children if she has obtained a separation order through the courts; that this state of affairs is compelling many women to apply for public assistance; that one woman, whose husband joined the Army on 4th September, has never received a halfpenny piece for herself or her two young children, even though the usual stoppage for her has been deducted from the husband's pay; that orders made by the courts are ignored by his Department; and what steps does he propose to take to remedy these injustices?