HC Deb 08 March 1949 vol 462 c960
10. Lord Willoughby de Eresby

asked the Secretary of State for War how many women, who served in the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry in the 1914–18 war, are today receiving a disability pension under the Industrial Injuries Act, Army Form O184.

Mr. Shinwell

I am not clear which Act the noble Lord has in mind. One member of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry injured in the 1914–18 war is receiving a pension under the Injuries in War (Compensation) Acts, 1914.

Lord Willoughby de Eresby

In view of the very small number involved—in fact, there is only one—could not the right hon. Gentleman see his way to bring the case under the Ministry of Pensions, where, in the opinion of many people, it should have been put in the first place?

Mr. Shinwell

I understand that she is receiving a pension.