§ 5. Mr. C. WHITEasked the Minister of Pensions whether he will reconsider the case of ex-Private H. J. Wardle, No. 241,504, late Notts and Derby Regiment, of Youlgrave, who is suffering from the effects of three gunshot wounds in the thigh, and has had his pension reduced for himself, wife, and three children to 9s. 6d. a week, though his disability is still assessed at 30 per cent.; whether this pension is recommended for a term of 104 weeks only, when it terminates with a gratuity of £20; and whether, as it is impossible to say what the condition of the man will be at the end of that time, he will take such steps as will bring about a revision of the decision?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe 30 per cent. assessment has effect until the 16th of this month, when a new award of less than 20 per cent. will come into force in accordance with the assessment of a Medical Board held on the 22nd March. The man has the usual right of appeal, through his local committee, against this assessment.
§ Mr. WHITEDoes the right hon. Gentleman consider it fair to assess a pension to the last two years, terminating at the end of that time, when the man's health may be broken down again?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONHe can always appeal. It was for the men's own convenience that I extended the period.