§ Mr. W. BAKERasked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that a claim for an allowance on behalf of the child of the late Private A. E. Best, No. 240,642, Devonshire Regiment, has been rejected; that Private Best enlisted in 1914 as an A1 man; that he subsequently contracted malaria and was also injured in the head; that his health broke down and that he died from cerebral hæmorrhage; and whether he will take steps to secure the grant of an allowance?
§ The MINISTER of PENSIONS (Major Tryon)As the hon. Member has already been informed, an allowance in respect of this child is not admissible under the terms of the Warrant because, as the Ministry were advised, the father's death was not due to his military service. The 1683 decision of the Ministry on this point was upheld by the Pensions Appeal Tribunal who had all the facts before them, and I am not aware of any circumstances which would justify me in reconsidering the decision.