§ Major Milnerasked the Minister of Pensions how many claims for War Service Grants have been made since the White Paper [Cmd. 6318] was issued; and in how many of such cases have awards been made and paid respectively?
§ Mr. PalingI regret that this information is not available to-day, but I hope to have the necessary figures in time to answer a similar Question of which notice has been given for an early sitting.
§ Mr. Grovesasked the Minister of Pensions what are the proposed scales of fees to be paid to medical practitioners who serve on medical boards set up, or to be set up, by his Department; and why, as this affects general practitioners in particular, no reference has been made on the subject to the Medical Practitioners' Union, which is representative of general practitioners?
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§ Sir W. WomersleyThe future scale of fees for members of medical boards is at present under consideration with the British Medical Association, with whom it has been customary for such matters to be discussed.
§ Mr. Dobbieasked the Minister of Pensions whether he has further considered the possibility of having Form 21 of the War Service Grants Committee made available at the local post offices in the country so that dependants of the members of the Armed Forces may obtain such forms there when they desire to make application for a grant; and is he in a position to make a statement on the subject?
§ Mr. PalingYes, Sir; I am glad to say that the Postmaster-General has agreed to make the form available at all post offices. Copies can now be obtained there. I am also arranging for specimen copies of this form to be available at the Vote Office for the information of hon. Members.