§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when, following the judgment on 10 July in Regina v Secretary of State ex parte Edwards, he will revise the entitlement of those qualified by virtue of a diagnosis similar to or the same as in that case; how many claimants will be entitled to arrears of pension as a result of this revision and at what total cost; what steps his Department will take to inform claimants or potential claimants of their revised entitlement; and how soon arrears will be paid to those entitled to receive them.
§ Miss WiddecombeA letter is to be sent to members of the CENTRAL Advisory Committee on War Pensions asking them to advise ex-service men and women that arrears may be payable to those awarded a war pension as a result of schizophrenia. Cases will he reviewed and any arrears paid once the War Pensions Directorate is made aware of appropriate cases. Information on the number of claimants who will benefit is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.