§ 66. Mr. HUTCHISONasked the Minister of Pensions how many ex-service men are now receiving institutional treatment in any hospitals in the country without treatment allowances being granted to their families?
§ The MINISTER of PENSIONS (Major Tryon)I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer which I gave to the hon. Member for the Deritend Division of Birmingham (Mr. J. Smedley Crooke) on the 30th November last, if which I am sending him a copy.
§ 67. Mr. HUTCHISONasked the Minister of Pensions the number of new pensions which have been granted in each of the last 12 months; the number of applications for such pensions which have been made in this period; and the extent to which existing pensions have been varied in this period?
§ Major TRYONAs the answer to this question involves a considerable number of figures, I propose, with my hon. Friend's permission, to circulate the particulars in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The following are the numbers of new applications for pension or other compensation received from disabled officers, nurses and men of non-commissioned rank, and from the widows and other dependants of deceased officers, nurses and men, which were dealt with by the Ministry during each of the last 12 months, together with the number of such applications which were admitted by the Ministry:
| Number of applications dealt with by Ministry. | Number admitted by Ministry. | ||
| October, 1931 | … | 861 | 195 |
| November, 1931 | … | 611 | 150 |
| December, 1931 | … | 743 | 211 |
| January, 1932 | … | 798 | 153 |
| February, 1932 | … | 715 | 139 |
| March, 1932 | … | 790 | 165 |
| April, 1932 | … | 701 | 153 |
| May, 1932 | … | 710 | 157 |
| June, 1932 | … | 856 | 223 |
| July, 1932 | … | 590 | 132 |
| August, 1932 | … | 575 | 150 |
| September, 1932 | … | 625 | 133 |
| Total | … | 8,575 | 1,961 |