§ Sir J. Edenasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many representations he has received from ex-regular Polish Servicemen who served during the war under British command, to be paid a pension; and what steps he will take, by legislation or otherwise, to meet their request.
§ Mr. ReynoldsThe number could not be readily ascertained. My right hon. Friend has no proposals for a pension scheme for Polish ex-Service men.
§ Sir J. Edenasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the number of Polish ex-Service men who are in receipt of payments under the grant-in-aid scheme administered on his behalf by the British Legion; and what he estimates would be the cost of converting this into a pension scheme for all Polish ex-Regulars who served in the war under British command.
§ Mr. ReynoldsThere are 1,473 regular allowances, and last year there were also 931 single grants. A pension scheme for the estimated 4,300 Polish ex-Regulars in this country, on a similar basis to that which applies to long-Service British ex-Regulars, would cost about £2 million a year.