§ Mr. W. THORNEasked the Minister of Pensions if he can state that, where men on enlisting in the Navy, Army, or Air Force have passed for service and have been discharged and are still suffering from some disability caused or aggravated by active service, they should continue to receive their pension and not have to apply to Poor Law authorities for assistance and become chargeable to local rates, but their claims, when disputed, should be dealt with by the local war pension appeal tribunals for that purpose, and with a view to alleviating cases of hardship there should be closer co-operation between the local insurance committees and local war pensions committees, and that local war pensions committees should be allowed increased discretionary power in dealing with border-line cases; and if he will take action in the matter?
§ Major TRYONI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to the hon. Member for Burslem (Mr. Finney) on the 5th November in reply to a similar question.