Captain BENNasked the Minister of Pensions whether a claim for a dependency pension made by the dependants of a deceased soldier can be considered in exceptional circumstances?
§ Major TRYONA pension to the parent of a deceased soldier (which is, I presume, the case the hon. and gallant Member has in mind) can only be awarded on the basis laid down in the Royal Warrant, namely, on the ground of pecuniary need and incapacity for self-support.