HC Deb 09 December 1929 vol 233 c25
38. Mr. KINLEY

asked the Minister of Pensions whether he will ascertain the number, on any date, of tubercular ex-service men who, though certified as unfit for work, are not receiving treatment allowances?

Mr. ROBERTS

I regret that I have no means of obtaining this information. Such certification would ordinarily be done by practitioners acting under the Health Insurance Acts.

Mr. KINLEY

Will the right hon. Gentleman consult his medical advisers as to the necessity for putting this matter on a proper and just footing, and is he aware that this is a matter of life or death to the ex-service men concerned?

Mr. ROBERTS

Yes, I shall be very happy to give consideration to the point which has been raised.

Dr. VERNON DAVIES

Are we to understand that once an ex-service man gets on the panel under the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Pensions loses all further interest in the case?

Mr. ROBERTS

No, Sir.