HC Deb 30 March 1920 vol 127 cc1064-5
55. Major M'LEAN

asked the Pensions Minister if his attention has been drawn to the case of Mrs. Atkins, of Pasture Road, Burton-on-Humber, who had two sons killed in the War, a third disabled, and a daughter killed on duty while on war work; and if he will reconsider his decision not to grant a pension or gratuity, in view of the poor circumstances in which Mrs. Atkins is placed, having been dependent on her sons before the War?

Sir J. CRAIG

As Mrs. Atkins remarried subsequently to the enlistment of her sons, she is not eligible under the Royal Warrant for a grant of pension, unless she can prove that she is in pecuniary need and incapable of self-support by reason of infirmity or age. At present she cannot be regarded as in pecuniary need, in view of her husband's earnings; but, if her circumstances should change at any time, a further application may be made.