§ Mr. N. MACLEANasked the Minister of Pensions whether Samuel Drake, late No. 402,290, private, Labour Corps, has been told that he is not eligible for reassessment under Army Order 325 of 1919; whether he is aware that when Drake re-enlisted it was under the terms of the Royal Warrant, 1914, and consequently any subsequent changes should not make the soldier worse off than he would be under the terms of the Warrant under which he joined; whether this man re-enlisted on 18th August, 1914, and served 4 years 249 days before he was demobilised in 1919; and whether, in view of these facts, he can reconsider the decision made?
§ Sir R. SANDERSI have been asked to answer this question. Private Drake has received the full pension to which his service entitles him under the Royal Warrant of 1914. He is not eligible for re-assessment of pension under Army Order 325 of 1919, as on his re-enlistment in August, 1914, there was an interval of more than five years since his discharge on termination of his previous engagement. I am therefore unable to reconsider the decision which has been conveyed to him.