§ COLONEL C. LINDSAYasked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether Pensions to the Widows of Consuls which have hitherto been granted to them in consideration of the long and meritorious services of their husbands are no longer to be allowed, and whether the reason given by the Foreign Office is correct that there is no fund at the disposal of the Secretary of State from which a pension could be granted to the widow of a consul; and, if so, from what source are such pensions in future to be granted?
§ VISCOUNT ENFIELDSir, there is no special fund, nor has there been, in the hands of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs out of which to grant pensions to the widows of Consular officers; but a limited number of the widows of Consuls have received pensions charged upon the Civil List. I have no reason to think that such pensions are likely to be discontinued; but over this fund the Secretary of State has no control.