HC Deb 24 October 1940 vol 365 cc1158-9W
Mr. Ness Edwards

asked the Minister of Pensions why liability under the Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1939, was denied in the case of James Hogan, of 5, Imperial Buildings, Pengam, Glamorgan, a certified air-raid warden, who died whilst on duty as a warden during an air raid and whose death was certified to be due to heart failure and shock; and whether he is aware of the apprehension caused in the minds of wardens in the district by his decision to deny liability?

Sir W. Womersley

There is no evidence to show that Mr. Hogan sustained any physical injury arising from enemy action or from the performance of his duties as an air raid warden, and in the circumstances I regret that it is not possible to award his widow a pension.