§ Mr. HAYDAYasked the Minister of Pensions whether chief area officers keep a record of all claims made under Article 1318W 9 of the Royal Warrant; whether his record contains particulars of those applications which are rejected on the grounds that they were made more than seven years after discharge; and, if so, will he furnish the number of claims that have been rejected in these circumstances?
§ Major TRYONNo separate record is kept of applications which, for various reasons, are not proceeded with. To obtain the information desired by the hon. Member would therefore entail an examination of all the individual case papers in the local offices, a task which I should not be justified in imposing upon my staff.