asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is aware that Lance-Corporal E. G. Protheroe, No. 242,520, Gloucestershire Regiment, who served in the Army from 24th May, 1915, until his discharge on 2nd March, 1919, part of his service being in France, was in the Gloucester mental hospital from 5th August, 1922, to 30th November,1922, and was readmitted on 16th January,1923, and is still detained there; and, in view of the fact that he was suffering from nervous depression and was treated in the Southern Hospital, Bristol, during 1918, while in the Army, and that from the date of his discharge until he was admitted to the asylum he was periodically treated for a type of hysteric epilepsy which his doctor believes was entirely due to War service, will he explain why the Pensions Ministry disclaims all responsibility for this ex-soldier and allows him to be chargeable to the guardians as a pauper lunatic?