§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that wounded men who are in hospital at the time of their discharge have been refused the military furlough on full pay that has been accorded to fit men; and can he state what is the justification for this treatment?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLIt is very important that these men should be under the care of the Ministry of Pensions immediately they leave the hospital, and accordingly they are discharged to pension on the day they leave. In order that they may not be at a disadvantage as compared with other soldiers, if the pension they receive during the first twenty-eight days is less than their Army pay and allowance, the difference is made up from Army funds.