18. Captain DIXONasked the Home Secretary if he is aware that there is a large accumulation of appeals to the pensions appeal tribunals at present awaiting hearing in the Ulster region; if he will say on what date the new tribunals which have just been appointed will begin work; and what other steps he proposes to take to overtake the arrears of appeals there existing?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. Bridgeman)I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply which was given on 26th June to the hon. Member for Belfast South (Mr. Moles). I hope that the new tribunals will begin work at once, and that they will be able rapidly to overtake the existing arrears. I do not anticipate that any further steps for overtaking arrears will be necessary.