§ Brigadier-General BROOKEasked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that pensions are being refused to soldiers on the ground that the disabilities from which they are suffering would have occurred had the sufferers remained in civil life; whether he will state the grounds upon which a pension has been refused to Harry Lumb, of 65, Willow Park, Baghille, Pontefract, Yorkshire, who is a cripple from rheumatoid arthritis; and is he aware that in this man's case it is admitted that his disability commenced during his military service in the Army?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSI have been asked to reply. I am aware of the facts stated in the first and last parts of the question. As regards the case of Harry Lumb, this soldier was discharged after 1 year and 167 days' service on account of a disability which, in the opinion of the medical authorities, was of constitutional origin and not attributable to his service as a soldier. He was not, therefore, entitled to a pension under the Regulations.