§ 38. Mr. Shortasked the Secretary of State for War why he has refused to back-date the disability pension of Mr. Sloan of Newcastle to 27th May. 1935, when he first applied for a pension, in view of his statement in a letter to the hon. Member for Central Newcastle that Mr. Sloan's condition was aggravated by his Army service.
§ Mr. RamsdenA disability pension is intended for the current maintenance of a pensioner. If a claim for such a pension is established after a soldier's discharge the pension is normally paid from the date of the claim; and this was done in the case of Mr. Sloan