§ 70. Mr. F. C THOMSONasked the Secretary of State for War why the widows of Royal Engineer officers who had elected for permanent Indian service and who were in all respects, while alive, treated in the same way as officers of the Indian 575 Army, are not eligible for alternative pensions, based on actual pay received in India, in the same way as the widows of Indian Army officers?
§ Mr. FORSTERI am in consultation with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Pensions regarding the matter raised in this question.