§ 1. Mr. N. MACLEANasked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that Edward M'Eachan, No. 34,626, Machine Gun Corps, has been granted a pension of 8d. per day for disability due to sciatica; whether on his identity certificate it is described as service pension; whether letters asking for an explanation have received no reply; and whether he can state if this is the full pension this ex-soldier is to receive after serving his country for 19 years and 12 days?
§ The MINISTER of PENSIONS (Sir Laming Worthington-Evans)This soldier was discharged in September, 1917, for sciatica, which was accepted as attributable to service. He was originally granted a disability pension on the basis of 30 per cent. disablement, but on his re-examination in November last he was found to be so far improved in health as to be no longer pensionable under Ministry Warrants In view, however, of 572 his Colour service of nearly 133/4 years, he will receive a pension of 8d. a day under Article 1163 of the Pay Warrant of 1914.