§ 73. Mr. BROMLEYasked the Minister of Pensions if he has received complaints from the Barrow and district war pensions committee of the treatment of pensioners in that area at the hands of the district commissioner of medical services for the area, and that pensioners are refusing to go before this doctor again under any circumstances, although willing to appear before any other medical man; and will he have full inquiry made with a view to more considerate treatment of war pensioners by the district commissioner or his replacement?
Lieut.-Colonel STANLEYMy right hon. Friend is satisfied, as he has already stated, that the administration of treatment and allowances under Article 6 of the Royal Warrant is being carried out in. this area fairly, in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. Steps are being taken to remind the war pensions committee that if in any particular case they consider there is ground for the man's complaint, my right hon. Friend will be glad to consider the case.
§ 74. Mr. BROMLEYasked the Minister of Pensions if he is aware of the feeling in the Barrow and district war pensions area caused by his proposal to amalgamate that area with the Westmorland, 1300 Lancashire, and district area; that some five-eighths of the cases dealt with in the two areas are within the boundaries of the borough of Barrow-in-Furness; and that his proposal would leave some 500 square miles of country with area officers only on the extreme edges; and, if so, will he consult the Barrow and district war pensions committee before any change is made?
Lieut.-Colonel STANLEYThe Barrow and district war pensions committee have already been consulted, and their proposals in the matter are at present under consideration.