HC Deb 09 February 1954 vol 523 c1122

Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84 (Money Committees).—(Queen's Recommendation, signified.)

[Sir CHARLES MACANDREW in the Chair]

Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide for the payment of supplementary allowances and of pensions to persons who are or have been widows of certain former members of the Royal Irish Constabulary, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament at rates prescribed by regulations made under the said Act and in such cases prescribed by the regulations as the Secretary of State thinks fit—

  1. (a) of supplementary allowances to widows of former members of the Royal Irish Constabulary who are entitled to pensions payable under the enactments relating to the pensions of that force;
  2. (b) of pensions to such widows who are not so entitled, and
  3. (c) of supplementary allowances and pensions respectively to persons who, having been such widows as are mentioned in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this resolution, have remarried and again become widows.

—[Sir H. Lucas-Tooth.]

Resolution to be reported Tomorrow.