Mr. E. P. Smithasked the Minister at Pensions how much of the total annual costs of disablement awards and additional allowances in 1946 represented disablement awards and how much additional allowances.
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingAt 31st December, 1946, the annual cost of disablement awards was approximately £38,250,000 and of additional allowances £12,750,000. The latter figure includes about £3,000,000 in respect of allowances paid to men undergoing approved treatment.