HC Deb 16 August 1920 vol 133 cc616-7W
Captain LOSEBY

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if messengers employed in temporary Government Departments, many of whom are disabled ex-service men with recurring periods of sickness caused by their wounds, receive no pay for any time, however short, during which they may be absent from duty on account of sickness?

Mr. BALDWIN

Temporary messengers, in common with other similar classes, receive no pay from their Department during sickness, but are entitled to the benefits of the Health Insurance Act in addition (in the case of disabled ex-service men) to any allowance or pension they may receive from the Ministry of Pensions.