§ 96. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what is the present number of 1914–18 war pensioners in receipt of disability pensions with special allowances for limb amputations and the number who are 65 years of age or over.
§ Brigadier SmythThe number of limbless pensioners of the 1914–18 War who are now in receipt of one or more of the four main supplementary allowances, namely, for unemployability, constant attendance, comforts and lowered standard of occupation, is about 2,100, of whom about 700 are 65 years of age or over.
§ 100. Mr. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance the nature of the reply sent to the Fife Branch of the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association concerning their claim for compensation additional to the fixed pension assessments for amputations; and whether he can hold out any hope of meeting this request at an early date.
§ 104. Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance whether he will make a statement on the position 70W of the pension provisions for limbless persons incapacitated during the First World War.
§ Brigadier SmythThe resolution mentioned by the hon. Member for Fife, West (Mr. Hamilton) has been acknowledged. My right hon. Friend is always ready to consider individual cases where the war disability has worsened, but on present medical advice he cannot hold out any expectation of a change in the basis of the war pensions provisions so as to vary assessments according to age or to treat those with amputations differently on that account from other war pensioners.