§ Sir W. SUTHERLANDasked the Minister of Pensions whether he will consider the question of the transference of dependency pensions to an invalid sister (on the death of the father or mother of the deceased soldier or sailor) in cases where genuine, hardship results by the loss of such pension?
Mr. ROBERTSI have no power to authorise transfer of pension from parent to child, and I fear that I should not be justified in recommending an amendment of the Royal Warrant in that direction. The Warrant contains separate provision for relatives, other than parents, who are incapacitated and in need if they were in fact dependent on the deceased soldier before enlistment.