§ 18. Mr. THURTLEasked the Secretary of State for War how many men have been discharged from the Army during the last four years because they were suffering from tubercular disease; and in how many of these eases pensions were granted on the ground that the disease was due to military service?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSI will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. THURTLECan the right hon. Gentleman give any indication of the proportion of those rejected from the Army for tubercular disease who have received any kind of pension?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSBetween 20 and 30 per cent. in the last two years.
§ Mr. THURTLEIs the right hon. Gentleman satisfied that his regulations are such as to ensure that each man rejected for this reason is given a fair examination to see whether he is due to get a pension or not?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSI hope so.
§ Following are the figures:
| Year. | Number discharged. | Number accepted as attributable, and awarded pension. | ||
| 1924 | … | … | 174 | 43 |
| 1925 | … | … | 227 | 26 |
| 1926 | … | … | 223* | 67* |
| 1927 | … | … | 201* | 53* |
| *These figures include men discharged for tuberculosis from the Reserve and the Territorial Army. |