HC Deb 12 June 1917 vol 94 cc748-9
43. Mr. MORRELL

asked the Secretary to the Local Government Board if he will have inquiry made into the case of Mr. A. Riley, of 115, Abel Street, Burnley, whoso conditional certificate has recently been withdrawn by the Burnley Appeal Tribunal, although the conditions upon which exemption was granted have in no way changed; particularly, if he will ascertain whether this man, who is a weaver by trade and whose medical category is C 1, is the sole support of a widowed and invalid mother, aged sixty-five; whether he also supports a crippled brother who, as the result of an injury to his spine, is unable to maintain himself; whether, in consequence of the decision of the tribunal, it will be necessary that the man's home should be broken up and his two relatives placed in the workhouse; and, if on inquiry he finds that the facts are as stated, will he take steps to obtain a revision of the case?

The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Hayes Fisher)

I am asking for the observations of the Appeal Tribunal with regard to the case.