§ Mr. Rankinasked the Minister of Defence whether he will now state what improvement is to be introduced in the 202W new scheme for officers' widows' pensions in the event of an officer dying while still serving.
§ Mr. SandysI would refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Tynemouth (Dame Irene Ward) on 10th December.
§ Mr. Rankinasked the Minister of Defence whether he will now state how far he proposes in the new scheme for officers' widows' pensions to bring all existing pensioners up to one-third of officers' 1950 basic rates and to make these the minimum for any widow.
§ Mr. SandysI propose to make a statement on this subject after the Recess.