58. Sir MONTAGUE BARLOWasked the Pensions Minister whether, in view of the necessary length of time in fitting a false limb, arrangements can be coma to between the Pensions Ministry and the Army authorities whereby local war pensions committees may give training to limbless soldiers, whose discharge from the Army is delayed, until they can be fitted with such limb?
§ Sir A. GRIFFITH-BOSCAWENThe necessary arrangements have been made. Local committees are empowered to begin training the men as soon as practicable, and to pay the usual fees in connection with the instruction. Where the course is broken by the man's entrance into the fitting hospital it will be continued and completed on his discharge.
§ Colonel Lord HENRY CAVENDISH-BENTINCKIs it not a fact that there are between 2,000 and 3,000 men waiting for admission to Roehampton?
§ Sir A. GRIFFITH-BOSCAWENThat hardly arises out of the question, but I may say that, in the case of every one of those men, arrangements have been made for giving them training if it is desired.