Mr. MONDasked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that a disability pension awarded to Lieutenant Arthur W. Webb, of Ely, has been discontinued on the ground that his disabilities were not caused by war service; that Webb was pronounced fit for general service in 1914, was later promoted lieutenant, was invalided from overseas in 1917, was employed thereafter on home service, and ultimately awarded a pension for concussion and deafness, and that Webb attributes his deafness to a fracture of the base of his skull incurred during war service; and whether he will re-examine the case with a view to discovering whether a mistake has been made in treating this disability as not attributable to war service?
Mr. ROBERTSI am looking into the circumstances of this case in the light of the correspondence already received from the hon. Member, and will write to him fully at an early date.