§ 16. Mr. Boyd-Carpenterasked the Attorney-General when the pensions assessment appeals tribunals constituted under Order in Council made on 26th June, 1946, will commence their sittings; how many of such tribunals there will be and where located.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe pensions assessment appeals tribunals will probably commence their sittings in October. Appeals to these tribunals cannot be instituted until after 25th July, the date on which the Order in Council to which my hon. Friend refers comes into operation, and as appellants will require some time in which to prepare their cases it is not expected that appeals will be ready for hearing until October. The number of assessment tribunals and the areas in which they sit must depend upon the number of appeals received from different parts of the country, and I am not, therefore, in a position at present to answer the last part of the Question.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterCan the Attorney-General tell the House whether an announcement will be made telling prospective appellants the procedure for submitting their appeals to the tribunal?
§ The Attorney-GeneralYes, Sir, I will certainly consider that, and bear the matter in mind.