§ 40. Mr. SMEDLEY CROOKEasked the Minister of Pensions the number of ex-service men who are receiving a special sanction award under the arrangements made for dealing with claims submitted outside the statutory limit of seven years?
§ The Minister of PENSIONS (Major Tryon)Approximately 2,000 officers and men are, at the present time, in receipt of awards in respect of late claims for disablement.
§ 41. Mr. CROOKEasked the Minister of Pensions the number of widows in receipt of a pension under Article 17a and 17b of the 1924 Warrant?
§ Major TRYONThe number of widows currently in receipt of a pension under the Articles of the Royal Warrant referred to is about 9,750.
§ 42. Mr. CROOKEasked the Minister of Pensions the number of widows in receipt of special sanction awards because they were ineligible to receive a Great War 188 warrant award, under Article 17a and 17b of the 1924 warrant?
§ Major TRYONThe number of widows in receipt of awards under special sanction on the ground that, for one reason or another, they were found ineligible for awards under the provisions of Article 17 of the Royal Warrant is approximately 460.