asked the Minister of Pensions the number of appeals to the Appeal Tribunal by privates and noncommissioned officers; the number of appeals by commissioned officers; and the number of appeals sustained by the tribunal in each case?

The number of appeals on entitlement decided by the statutory Pensions Appeal Tribunal up to the end of last month was, officers 1,830 and other ranks 89,500, of which 900 and 23,700 respectively were allowed.

In view of the widespread dissatisfaction with the results of the Appeal Tribunal, and owing to the large percentage of cases in which the appeal is disallowed, is the Minister not prepared to set up a Committee of Inquiry into the whole matter in order that people may get justice?

No, Sir. I am not prepared to make any alteration. I cannot admit that justice is any question of the percentage in dealing with claims.