§ Sir C. STARMERasked the Minister of Pensions, whether he is aware that Lieutenant Albert Morecroft, Royal Air Force, Air Ministry No. 326,556/22/FN, was injured in a test flight at Cranwell, 16th April, 1918, discharged 6th March, 1919, supposed to be suffering from neurasthenia, and awarded 20 per cent. pension; that on the examination in March 1920 his disability was assessed at 30 per cent., and again at 30 per cent. January, 1921; that subsequently, owing to increased disability, including fits, he was found, on X-ray examination by his private doctor, to have sustained severe injury to his head during the crash of 16th April, 1918; and that he was awarded a wound gratuity of £250 in 1921, subject to deduction of £210 pension previously paid; and whether, in view of the fact that this officer would have received a larger pension if his disability had been correctly ascertained at the first medical examination, he will cause inquiries to be made into the case in order that he may receive the rate of pension to which he was entitled from the date of discharge?
§ Mr. F. O. ROBERTSThe award of wound gratuity by the Air Ministry hags been antedated to the 1st February, 1920, thus reducing the amount of the deduction in respect of retired pay previously issued to £115 1s. 9d. I am, however, in correspondence with the Air Ministry, with whom the question of the date of the gratuity rests, and will inform the hon. Member of the result.