§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that Mr. John Flanagan, of 2, Collinge Court, Rodney Street, Oldhum Road, Manchester, is in receipt of 1s. a day pension, which was granted to him in the year 1911;that this pension was granted on the ground that the Government admitted that Mr. Flanagan was suffering from enteritis caused by service in the South African War; that Mr. Flanagan is now completely bedridden and unable to earn any money; and whether he will cause Mr. Flanagan's case to be reconsidered and the pension increased in proportion to the cost of living?
§ Sir JAMES CRAIGThe statement made in the second part of the question is not wholly accurate, as the pension was awarded on the ground that the enteritis was caused by foreign climate, Mr. Flanagan having served in India and Egypt as well as in South Africa, but, taking all the circumstances into account, it appears to be proper to regard the disability as "wholly or directly due to war service." Instructions have therefore been given for Mr. Flanagan to be medically examined, and, if he is found to be totally incapacitated by this particular disability, his pension will be increased under the former War Warrant of 17th April, 1918.