§ Colonel ASHLEYasked the Pensions Minister whether he is aware of the lack of institutional accommodation for discharged men needing treatment; that in the West Riding alone there are some 792 men who are unable to obtain treatment owing to lack of accommodation; and what steps he proposes to take to remedy this state of affairs?
§ Mr. HODGEI am aware that there is still in some parts of the country a lack of accommodation for the treatment of discharged men, and various measures to meet the need are being taken. The reports from the local war pensions committee, which are in substantal accord with the figures quoted by the hon. and gallant Member, show that the deficiency in the West Riding area is more marked than in other parts of the country, and I am having a special investigation made with regard to it.