§ 7. Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Pensions whether the 52 ex-service men, at present inmates of the West Ham Mental Hospital, situate at Goodmayes, Essex, are chargeable to the local Poor Law union or whether they are maintained from national funds; and, if so, to what amount weekly is the local authority reimbursed?
Lieut.-Colonel STANLEYI understand that there are 50 service patients, that is, men whose disability is due to war service, in the hospital referred to for whom the Ministry are paying the cost of maintenance and treatment at the rate of 33s. a week for each patient, in addition to allowances for wives or dependants.