§ 14. Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYasked the Pensions Minister whether the present scale of pensions granted to totally disabled men is sufficient to support life at the present high price of all necessary commodities; and whether the claim to an alternative pension, based on pre-war earnings, in many cases take too long to prove to be of any practical value?
§ Sir J. CRAIGThe adequacy of the present scale of pensions, including the present basis of pre-war earnings for alternative pensions, is under investigation by the Select Committee, and my right hon. Friend would prefer not to anticipate their Report.