HC Deb 20 July 1932 vol 156 c2289W
Captain LOSEBY

asked the Minister of Pensions the sum total of ex-soldiers in respect of whom he is paying allowances for detention in licensed or pauper asylums in England, Scotland or Ireland?

Mr. MACPHERSON

The number of ex-soldiers cannot be given separately. The number of ex-service men of all classes under treatment in asylums and in respect of whom allowances are paid or credited is approximately 6,800.