§ 71. Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Minister of Social Security whether she is aware of her Department's refusal to recognise that under an Order in Council Mr. W. P. Locke, of 120 Frankwell, Shrewsbury, is regarded as a war disabled person; why the assessment of Mr. Locke's disability was reduced although 122W her Department's own medical advisers found no improvement in his condition, and whether she will now reconsider the case.
§ Mr. LoughlinMr. Locke received a war disability pension between August, 1941, and October, 1942, when it was decided that his disability had ceased to be aggravated by his Army service. This decision was confirmed in 1960 by the independent Pensions Appeal Tribunal whose ruling is legally binding upon my right hon. Friend. As I have explained in detail in my letter to the hon. Member, the Order in Council to which he refers has no effective bearing on Mr. Locke's war pension claim.