HC Deb 26 February 1919 vol 112 c1792W
Mr. GLANVILLE

asked the Pensions Minister whether arrangements can be made to give local war pensions committees in London direct self-government and access to the Ministry, seeing that the sub-committees in London are as important as the county committees, who already have direct self-government?

Sir J. CRAIG

It would require legislation to make the committees to which the hon. Member refers independent of the London War Pensions Committee, whose scheme of constitution is regulated by Section 2 (2) of the Naval and Military War Pensions Act, 1915, and it does not appear to my right hon. Friend that there exists any sufficient ground for proposing such legislation.

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