§ Captain BOWYERasked the Minister of Pensions whether, in view of the hardship inflicted upon wounded ex-service 273W men whose wounds break out and cause trouble after their time limit for appeal has expired, and seeing that at present such men have no remedy other than free treatment, he will make it possible for pensions appeal tribunals to adjudicate upon these cases on their merits instead of, as now, being compelled to turn them down?
Lieut.-Colonel STANLEYProcedure is already in operation which meets the cases of the kind which my hon. and gallant Friend has in mind. In such cases, not only is the disabled man eligible for medical or surgical treatment, with allowances if necessary, but his assessment for pension purposes is considered at the conclusion of treatment, and any necessary adjustment of it as is proper is made by way of further grant. I fear that I could not recommend the adoption of my hon. and gallant Friend's suggestion, which would render nugatory the provisions of Section 4 of the War Pensions Act, 1921.