§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAasked the Secretary of State for Air how many men were invalided from the Service in 1926, and how many of these were denied pensions on the ground of non-attributability; how many appealed to the Air Ministry against the original decision; and in how many cases the decision was modified?
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§ Sir S. HOAREThe answer to the first part of the question is that 263 airmen were invalided in 1926, and of these 230 were refused pension on the ground of non-attributability. As regards the second and third parts, there were 35 appeals against the original decision, and in six of these cases the appeal was allowed, but as in three of the six cases the degree of disablement was under 20 per cent., the appellants became eligible only for increased gratuity and not for pension.