War Widows (Hansard, 15 March 1988)

§ Q72. Mr. Bendall
To ask the Prime Minister whether Her Majesty's Government are now in a position to remove the differences which currently exist between the pension entitlements of pre-1973 and post-1973 war widows.

§ Q99. Mr. Michael Brown
To ask the Prime Minister when Her Majesty's Government expect to remove the differences which currently exist between the pension entitlements of pre-1973 and post-1973 war widows.

§ Q139. Mr. Michael Morris
To ask the Prime Minister when Her Majesty's Government expect to remove the differences which currently exist between the pension entitlements of pre-1973 and post-1973 war widows.

§ Q152. Rev. Martin Smyth
To ask the Prime Minister whether Her Majesty's Government will undertake a review of provision for pre-1973 war widows.

§ The Prime Minister
I refer the hon. Members to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member for Wallsend (Mr. Garrett) on 7 March 1988, at column19, and to my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield (Mr. Winterton) on 10 March, at column 518.

§ Q130. Mrs. Ann Winterton
To ask the Prime Minister if she has any estimate of the number of pre-1973 war widows.

§ The Prime Minister
I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security to my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield (Mr. Winterton) on 1 March 1988, at column550.

§ Q131. Mr. Ken Hargreaves
To ask the Prime Minister what representations Her Majesty's Government have received on the differences which currently exist between the pension entitlements of pre-1973 war widows.

§ Q132. Mr. Walden
To ask the Prime Minister what representations Her Majesty's Government have received on the differences which currently exist between the pension entitlements of pre-1973 and post-1973 war widows.

§ Q135. Mr. Neil Hamilton
To ask the Prime Minister what representations Her Majesty's Government have520W received on the differences which currently exist between the pension entitlements of pre-1973 and post-1973 war widows.

§ Q138. Mr. Cummings
To ask the Prime Minister what representations Her Majesty's Government have received on the differences which currently exist between the pension entitlements of pre-1973 and post-1973 war widows.

§ The Prime Minister
Numerous representations have been received in recent years about the comparative positions of pre-1973 and post-1973 war widows.

§ Q157. Mr. Churchill
To ask the Prime Minister what recent representations she has received concerning the situation of pre-1973 war widows.

§ The Prime Minister
I have received a number of letters in the past year.

§ Q158. Mr. Jessel
To ask the Prime Minister if she has any plans for a meeting with representatives of the British War Widows and Associates.

§ Q160. Mr. Nicholas Winterton
To ask the Prime Minister when she last had a meeting with representatives of the British War Widows and Associates.

§ The Prime Minister
I have not held such a meeting and I have no plans to do so.