§ Mr. SWANasked the Prime Minister if the Government's attention has been drawn to the large proportion of ex-service men among the applications for Poor Law relief who are compelled to come upon the local rates owing to their pensions being insufficient to maintain them; and if the Government has considered the desirability of granting full disability pensions to all men with a disability while they are unemployed, in view of the fact that they are doubly handicapped in an overcrowded labour market by the reason of their disability due to war service?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI have been asked to reply. I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer which I am giving to-day to the hon. Member for Abertillery (Mr. G. Barker), and of which I am sending him a copy.
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§ Mr. HANCOCKasked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the large proportion of disabled ex-service men among the applicants for Poor Law relief who are compelled to come upon the local rates owing to their pensions being insufficient to maintain them; and, if so, whether he is prepared to save these men from this disagreeable necessity by increasing the pension?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI have been asked to reply. I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I am giving to-day to the hon. Member for Abertillery (Mr. G. Barker.