HC Deb 13 May 1919 vol 115 c1471W
Lieutenant-Commander KENWORTHY

asked the President of the Board of Trade what compensation is being paid to British merchant seamen who were captured in German ports at the outbreak of war and imprisoned in Germany until the Armistice?

Sir AUCKLAND GEDDES

If these men have been incapacitated as a result of their internment they are entitled to disablement allowances under the War Risks Compensation Scheme.