§ 1. Mr. R. YOUNGasked the Pensions Minister whether Staff-sergeant A. Hutchinson, No. 7615, Royal Field Artillery, Certificate No. S.E.R. 16,025, is a married man and therefore entitled as a result of his disability to a pension of 38s. 2d.; whether he has received his ring papers fixing his pension at 30s. per week from 4th September; whether the arrears due to him from that date should be 13s. instead of 4s. 10d. per week; and, if not entitled to the higher pension, will he state why?
§ The MINISTER of PENSIONS (Sir Laming Worthington - Evans)Staff-sergeant Hutchinson has a pensionable dis- 628 ability of 60 per cent. His rank on discharge was "Fitter Staff-sergeant" which counts for pension as "N.C.O. Class II." As such he is entitled under the new Warrant, to a pension of 30s. a week, with 6s. a week for wife's allowance. An award at this rate has now been made and arrears issued.