§ Sir W. Darlingasked the Minister of Pensions the pension payable to a British soldier wounded in the head and totally disabled and unfit for service:
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingThe pension rate for a private soldier whose disablement is assessed at 100 per cent, is 45s. a week. For higher ranks there are higher rates. The soldier may also be eligible for one or more of a number of additions to his186W basic pension. He may qualify for an allowance of 10s. a week for his wife and 7s. 6d. for each of their children, in addition to any allowances payable under the Family Allowances Act. If through his pensioned disablement he is likely to remain unemployable he may receive an additional allowance up to 20s. a week and the allowance for his wife may be increased to 16s. a week. If he needs constant attendance an allowance may be paid for this up to a maximum of 40s. a week if he is very severely disabled.