§ 15. Mr. N. MACLEANasked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that Private Andrew Ross, No. 25573, 10th Works Battalion, Royal Scottish Fusiliers, enlisted cm 17th January, 1916, and was discharged on 25th August, 1916, with paper marked cause of discharge, sciatica; that this man was again called up on 14th November, 1917, and placed in the E.C.L.C., with No. 461725, and discharged on 26th November, 1918, as no longer physically fit for War service; that this man was sent on labour duty abroad in France; that this man was on treatment allowance until 1920, and went before a board and was turned down; whether he has been paid a weekly pension of 5s. 6d conditional for 13 weeks; whether he is aware that he was ordered to hospital by the medical officer at Bellahouston war hospital, and has been there since 30th July, 1920; whether this man has received no treatment allowance or pension; whether he has undergone an operation for varicocele in Bellahouston hospital, and was recommended by the house doctor for suspensory bandage; whether this recommendation has been refused; whether he is aware that this man is still in a hospital and is scarcely able to walk; and, as his employment prior to enlistment was that of riveter, can he see his way to give treatment allowance meantime, and have his case sympathetically considered for a pension should his condition on leaving hospital be such as to prevent him returning to his pre-War trade?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThis man was originally granted a final weekly allowance under Article 7 of the Royal Warrant in 1110 respect of his invaliding disability, myalgia, which was considered to be not attributable to service. He subsequently made a claim for pension for varicocele and other disabilities. The claim was rejected and he appealed to the Pension Appeal Tribunal who upheld the decision of the Ministry. The verdict of the Tribunal is final.
§ Mr. MACLEANCan the right hon. Gentleman reply to the subsidiary questions at the end of the main question?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI am sorry. I have not dealt with those subsidiary points because I dealt with the main point, which was that this case was finally decided by an independent tribunal; but I will look more closely into the points mentioned.
§ Mr. MACLEANWill the right hon. Gentleman take into consideration that these are ailments which have developed considerably since the appeal case was decided?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONMost certainly I will look into this or any other case where there is any feeling of injustice.