§ 42. Mr. ROSEasked the Minister of Labour whether members of rota committees at the Employment Exchanges are authorised, when considering claims to extended benefits, to ask war pensioners what amount of pension they are receiving, and to suggest to such claimants that they ought to be able to maintain themselves, wives and families without receiving further benefit from the Employment Exchanges?
§ Mr. BETTERTONAny pension drawn by the claimant himself has to be included in cases where the rules relating to extended benefit require the family income to be taken into account. In such cases, therefore, the Committees are entitled to make the inquiries referred to. I may add that a memorandum on this subject is about to be issued to Committees, and a copy will be placed in the Library in the usual course.