§ 29. Col. Lord HENRY CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Pensions Minister whether, in view of the fact that two-thirds of the alternative pensions of non-commissioned officers and men are payable to their widows, he will consider the desirability of granting the same proportion of the officers' alternative pensions to officers' widows?
§ The MINISTER of PENSIONS (Mr. Hodge)It has been decided that the alternative pensions of officers' widows should be assessed on the basis of two-thirds of the maximum alternative retired pay, instead of one-half as hitherto.