HC Deb 28 February 1946 vol 419 cc433-4W
Mr. Cook

asked the Minister of Pensions the number of members of the Services, during the war period, whose mental illnesses have been admitted by his Department as attributable to, or aggravated by, war service, and pensions awarded.

Mr. Wilfred Paling

Up to the end of December last pensions had been granted in about 3,000 cases of psychosis and 1,000 of epilepsy accepted as attributable to or aggravated by service in the recent war. In addition awards had been made in about 27,000 cases of psycho-neurosis and other nervous disorders.