§ 100. Mr. Haleasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance the number of new applications made for war disability pensions, war widows' pensions and parents' pensions, respectively; and the numbers, respectively, granted, refused and not dealt with.
§ Brigadier SmythThe following table gives the approximate number of applications for war pensions received, the number of awards made in 1954 and the cases outstanding at the end of 1954. As a number of awards made during 1954 were in respect of applications received in 1953, the two sets of figures are not strictly comparable.
— Disablement Widows Parents, etc. Number of applications received 23,200 5,700 3,100 Number of pensions awarded 9,600 1,960 2,075 Number of cases outstanding at the end of 1954 3,000 260 310
§ 101. Mr. Haleasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what conditions of war-time service are recognised as possible causes of, or aggravations of, disseminated sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, respectively.
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§ Brigadier SmythI regret that I cannot within the limits of a Parliamentary Question undertake to express an opinion on the very difficult medical issues raised by the hon. Member's Question.