Former MP for Birmingham Deritend
Sir Smedley Crooke is a former MP for Birmingham Deritend.
Former MP for Birmingham Deritend
Entered the House of Commons on 15 November 1922 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 15 June 1945 — General election
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware of the hardship felt by soldiers who are being treated for tuberculosis at the British Legion Sanatorium at Preston Hall, Maidstone, who are put by the authorities on civilian rations, but still, being soldiers, have none of the concessions granted to Service men in canteens, neither can they visit shops to supplement their food allowance;...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware of the injustice felt by war widows who have to pay tax on their widows' pension while wives of serving men are not taxed on their allowances; and will he take steps to put war widows on the same footing with regard to Income Tax as wives of men in the services.
asked the Minister of Pensions whether the increased rates of pension announced in the recent White Paper on Service Pay will be applied to cases from the war 1914–18.
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