§ 126. Mr. Bossomasked the Minister of Pensions if he will give the number of cases listed for hearing in front of the independent appeal tribunals since 1st August, 1946; the number of cases which have been withdrawn; the number of those withdrawn in which a pension has subsequently been allowed; and the number of cases which have been heard in which the claims have been allowed since 1st August, 1946.
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingThe number of cases listed for hearing by the Pensions Appeal Tribunals since 1st August, 1946, is somewhat over 11,000. About 50 cases have been withdrawn by appellants and about 1,750 by the Ministry for further consideration. Pension has been granted in 18o of the cases withdrawn by the Ministry, and attributability has been allowed in 340 cases where pension was already in payment on the basis of aggravation. Two thousand, one hundred and eighty-six cases have been allowed by the Tribunals since 1st August, 1946.