§ 38. Mr. Simmonsasked the Prime Minister what liaison machinery he has established between the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance and the Ministry of Labour and National Service to coordinate their responsibilities for the war disabled.
§ The Prime MinisterLocal liaison is carried out by the War Pensioners' Welfare Service. There is central coordination on rehabilitation and resettlement questions through the Standing Committee on the Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Disabled Persons; and I am informed that the normal machinery of consultation works effectively over the whole field.
§ Mr. SimmonsIs the Prime Minister aware that there is a feeling among ex-Service men that the interests of the ex-Service man are nowadays submerged in the interests of the rather larger Department? Will the Prime Minister, as an ex-Service man of the First World War, look at this matter personally?
§ The Prime MinisterIf the hon. Gentleman has some evidence or would like to discuss this matter with me, I shall, of course, be available to him.