§ Mr. CAPEasked the Minister of Pensions (1) how many ex-service men of the rank of private (pensioners) appealed to the House of Lords Appeal Tribunal during the period from 28th February, 1921, to 28th February, 1922; in how many cases were the appeals successful;
(2) how many commissioned officers (pensioners) appealed to the House of Lords Appeal Tribunal during the period from 28th February, 1921, to 28th February, 1922; in how many cases were the appeals successful;
(3) how many non-commissioned officers (pensioners) appealed to the House of Lords Appeal Tribunal during the period from 28th February, 1921, to 28th February, 1922; and in how many eases were the appeals successful?
§ Sir E. POLLOCKI have been asked to reply. I cannot undertake to give the figures asked for. As I explained to the House on the Supplementary Vote for the appeal tribunals on Thursday last, these are judicial tribunals whose duty it is to decide each case that comes before them upon the evidence relevant to the appeal. There is no numerical standard or measure to which they ought, or can, conform. Such statistics as are asked for tend to render their work more difficult and embarrassing, and less judicial, by suggesting that their judgments ought to reach and produce some numerical result.