§ Mr. Denzil Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Defence how much money is paid by his Department each year to the widow of a private soldier killed in the Falklands war.
§ Mr. FreemanThe widow of a private soldier killed in the Falklands war would, at current rates, receive a pension of £2,709 per annum from my Department under the armed forces occupational pension scheme. A war widow's pension would also be paid by the Department of Health and Social Security.
§ Mr. Denzil Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Defence how much money is paid by his Department each year to the widow of a private soldier killed in the second world war.
§ Mr. FreemanThe widow of a private soldier killed in the second world war would not receive a pension from my Department under the armed forces occupational pension scheme. A war widow's pension would, however, be paid by the Department of Health and Social Security.