§ Mr. N. MACLEANasked the Minister of Pensions whether he has had an application for a pension from Mrs. Mowatt, widow of Private G. H. Mowatt, No. '2036, Royal Scots; whether he will state what decision has been given and the reasons which led him to give the decision; and whether he is prepared to forward a copy of the military medical omcer's report on Private G. H. Mowatt's heart trouble to his widow or have it placed in the Library of the House?
§ Sir J CRAIGPrivate Mowatt was discharged from the Army in April, 1916, for gunshot wound in the right hand, and died three years later from pleurisy and pneumonia. During the period between his discharge and his death lie had worked regularly at his pre-war occupation. After careful consideration of the case, the medical advisers of the Ministry could find no connection between Private Mowatt's death and his military service, and it was therefore only possible to award a limited pension under Article 17 of the Royal Warrant. No evidence of heart trouble can be found in any of the documents in the possession of the Ministry. Mrs. Mowatt has been informed that she has a right of appeal to the Pension Appeal Tribunal if she is not satisfied with the Departmental decision.