§ Mr. J. GUESTasked the Minister of Pensions (1) how many cases of appeal against pension decisions by discharged service men were dealt with by the House of Lords Appeal Tribunal during the year ending 31st December, 1920; if it is the practice, when such appeals are heard, for a discharged man to sit on the tribunal; if it is not the practice, how 1152W many cases were dealt with during the above period without an ex-service man on the tribunal;
(2) how many cases of appeal by ex-officers against pensions decisions were dealt with by the House of Lords Appeal Tribunal during the year ending 31st December, 1920; if it is the practice, when such cases are dealt with, for an officer to sit on the tribunal; and, if it is not the practice, how many cases were heard during the above period without an officer on the tribunal?
§ Major TRYONI am informed that during the year 1920, the Pensions Appeal Tribunals heard and disposed of 344 appeals from officers and 13,537 from men. The answer to the second part of both these questions is in the affirmative. It is, in fact, not merely the practice but a statutory requirement.