§ 25. Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Pensions if he has authorised the circular now being despatched to certain disabled ex-service men in West Ham who are suffering from injuries to the foot, to the effect that the condition of the disability no longer makes it necessary for a boot of special make to be worn and that the Ministry cannot supply further surgical boots, but that they will make the necessary alterations to ordinary boots purchased by the pensioner and forwarded to a department of the Ministry; and whether, as many ex-service men are to-day unemployed and not able to purchase boots, he will have the circular rescinded and continue the supply of surgical boots to such men?
§ The MINISTER of PENSIONS (Major Tryon)I would refer the hon. Member to the full answer on the point which I gave to the hon. Member for the Ince Division of Lancashire (Mr. G. Macdonald) on the 16th March, of which I am sending him a copy.