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Dept of Social Security

Answer

Mr. Livingstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 30 October, Official Report, columns 160-61, if he will give a breakdown of the illnesses and diseases for which the successful claimants received a war pension; and when his Department finished compiling the final report of this special exercise. [6975] Mr. Heald: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table and relates to cases reviewed under the special exercise. Information on the new claims made as a result of the press notice could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The special exercise was completed on 3 February 1987. Bari Habour Exercise: Breakdown of Disablement or Causes of Death for which a War Pension was Awarded _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Nature of Disability/Cause of Death Number of Cases Burns 18 Psychoneurosis 8 Injuries to eyes 8 Conjunctivitis 6 Fractures to bones 5 Injuries to limbs and spine (other than fractures) 5 Pulmonary tuberculosis 4 Amputations of lower limbs 4 Nervous disabilities 4 Loss of finger or part of finger 3 Deafness 3 Otitis media 2 Effects of gas 2 Bronchitis 2 Exhaustion 2 Concussion 1 Shock 1 Prolapsed intervertebral disc 1 Injury to face 1 Ulcers both eyes 1 Pyloric ulcer 1 Gunshot wound 1 Asthma 1 Emphysema 1 Tuberculosis 1 Pneumonia 1 Arthritis 1 Dysentery 1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: In some instances awards of war pension were made to an individual in respect of more than one disability.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

6975; 287 c287-8W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Armed forces Chemical and biological warfare Chemical weapons Pensions World War II War pensions Italy

Contains statistics

Yes