Disability Pensions

HC Deb 01 December 1948 vol 458 c181W

76. Mr. Symonds

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many disability pensions are administered direct by his Department.

Mr. Dugdale

One thousand nine hundred and fifty-three.

77. Mr. Symonds

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what steps he has taken or proposes to take to ensure that all disability pensioners for whom his Department is responsible are made aware of all the allowances and services to which they may now be entitled.

Mr. Dugdale

In 1946 the Admiralty distributed to all Naval and Royal Marine disability pensioners a booklet explaining the allowances and benefits to which they were entitled. This booklet, corrected up to date, is also given to any pensioner newly awarded a disability pension. In addition, full information about the current regulations is published every six months in the Appendix to the Navy List.