Mr. CHANCELLORasked the Under-Secretary of State for War if he is aware that Sapper Vivian Burrows, No. 337339, now stationed at Sandwich, who was called up in spite of the fact, certified by three specialists, that he was partially paralysed in the right arm and was at the time under electrical treatment in a hospital as an out-patient, was on 10th July reported by the regimental medical officer as suffering from monoplegia and unfit for the band or any other duties; whether he knows that if kept in the Army, where he has so far been practically useless, unless treatment is resumed the arm will be completely paralysed; and whether, under these circumstances, he will present the Army from being permanently burdened with a cripple by immediate discharge before recovery has been rendered hopeless?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI have been in communication with my hon. Friend regarding this case, and I informed him in a letter yesterday of the result of a recent medical board which was held on Burrows. He has been retained in his original category, namely, B1.