Mr. SmedleyCrooke asked the Minister of Pensions whether he will state the number of men in receipt of a disability pension who died during the year 1936; 2218W what number left widows; and how many of such widows' qualified for widows' pensions from his Department?
§ Mr. RamsbothamThe number of men in receipt of disability pensions who died during the calendar year 1936 was 7,350. I have no record of the full particulars asked for in the second part of the question, but the number of widows married before their husbands' disablement was incurred, and therefore eligible for consideration under the Pensions Warrants, was about 2,000. In 646 cases death was found to be connected in some degree with the man's war service and pension was awarded to the widow.