§ 33. Mr. Grimstonasked the Secretary of State for War what is the result of the, special action, following repeated efforts, 167 which he took on 30th October last to obtain a medical report on T/14708503 Driver Dyer, E. M.
§ Mr. LawsonThe hon. Member will no doubt by now have received the letter which I sent to him on 7th February.
§ Mr. Grimstonis the right hon. Gentleman aware that I only received that letter after putting down a Question and that it has, in fact, taken eight months of correspondence and two Parliamentary Questions to get any report at all about this case? Is he further aware that the information now given is so meagre as to leave me with the suspicion that the case has been mishandled by the medical authorities, and is he ready to go further into the case with me?
§ Mr. LawsonYes, Sir, I shall be very pleased, since the hon. Gentleman puts the point, to have a conversation with him about the matter, and to look further into it if necessary. I am very sorry about the delay in these matters and particularly in a case like this. I also want to thank the House for their tolerance and understanding in this matter, because we have got the number of letters down a little now—we are receiving now only 54,000 a week.