§ DR. CLARK (Caithness)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether it is the case that ex-Police Sergeant Eskett, who has been compelled to retire in consequence of being permanently injured while on duty, has only been allowed a pension based on his length of service, while the custom is, under such conditions, to allow a full pension to all officers who are compelled to retire through being injured on duty; and, whether he will reconsider this case?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. STUART-WORTLEY) (Sheffield, Hallam)(who replied) said, the ex-Police Sergeant referred to was not allowed a special pension, because the Home Secretary was not able to treat his case as one of disablement caused by injuries whilst on duty. He regretted that he could not alter that decision.