§ Mr. Langford-Holtasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance why Mr. F. W. Hart, of 8, Oak Street, Shrewsbury has been refused an appeal against a decision made in 1920 improperly to deprive him of his disability pension, despite the fact that he holds a discharge certificate stating his disability was due to war service.
§ Mr. BraineMr. Hart had a disability pension from 1917 to 1922 when it was decided as a result of the findings of two medical boards that there was no remaining disablement due to his war service. He was notified of this decision in March, 1922, but he did not apply for reinstatement of pension until 1943, when his right of appeal to the Pensions Appeal Tribunal had long since expired. A special medical board held in 1952 confirmed the findings of the earlier boards, and my right hon. Friend is fully satisfied that there are no grounds for reopening the matter now.