§ Mr. MACQUISTENasked the Pensions Minister whether he will again reconsider the case of Mathew Miller, 27, Carleston-street, Springburn, Glasgow, who lost his leg in Egypt while on service with the forces, and whose disability pension is refused because it is alleged that he was absent without leave when the accident happened, seeing that he would not have been in Egypt had he not joined the forces, and the penalty of entire loss of pension is out of all proportion to the alleged offence?
§ Sir JAMES CRAIGAt the Court of Inquiry Field at Alexandria shortly after the accident occurred it was established not only that Private Miller was absent without leave, but that the accident arose through his own negligence. With regard to my hon. Friend's statement as to entire loss of pension, I may, perhaps, remind him that Private Miller was awarded a final grant of 4s. 8d. a week for eighteen months and was also supplied with an artificial leg.