§ Sir J. Smedley Crookeasked the Minister of Pensions whether he will state the nature of the matters considered by the Standing Joint Committee for Ex-Service Questions; the composition of the Committee; and the date of its last meeting?
§ Mr. RamsbothamThis body (of which, I understand my hon. Friend is himself a member) is a Standing Committee of representatives of the three Service Departments, and the Ministries of Labour and Pensions, together with representatives of ex-service officers and men. The Committee, which was formed originally in 1920, provided a means of discussing matters affecting ex-service officers and men and their dependants. Meetings of the Committee have been held at intervals whenever matters of difficulty or grievance were submitted by the ex-service representatives which called for common discussion. The last meeting was held in 1932.