HC Deb 29 June 1939 vol 349 c609
39. Mr. Thorneycroft

asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will include in any scheme for the compensation for death or injury sustained by members of Civil Defence Organisations or their dependants a provision whereby disputes arising under such scheme between the Crown and the subject should be submitted to the judgment of a third party?

Sir J. Anderson

No, Sir. The course suggested by my hon. Friend has never been contemplated. But there will be nothing in the scheme to prevent any person aggrieved by a decision of the Treasury from seeking a remedy in the courts.

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