§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Minister of Pensions whether a non-combatant who only performed 11 months' service at 71W home during the War, and is now a resident in the area administered by the Aldershot War Pensions Committee, has received grants from the Ministry of Pensions to the extent of over £600; and, if so, whether he will state the full amount paid to this man and the reason for such payments?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe Ministry were of opinion that the disability for which this man was discharged was neither attributable to nor aggravated by service, but the Pensions Appeal Tribunal, to whom an appeal was made, conceded aggravation. The man thus became entitled to the full benefits of the Royal Warrant as regards pension and treatment, and will remain entitled to such benefits until such time as the aggravation by service of his invaliding disability has passed away. A Medical Board is being held shortly, and the question of whether aggravation continues will be considered on the Board's Report. The total amount which the man has received in pension and treatment allowances since the date of his invaliding in October, 1918, is approximately £600.