§ Mr. Neil ThorneTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will specify for the year 1988–89 the amount by which the war pensions vote was overspent or underspent.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardAn overspend occurred on the war pensions vote for the year 1988–89 amounting to £2,344,000.
§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for each year from 1959 to the present day the number of deceased service men whose death was attributable to their service and which resulted in the award of a war widow's pension.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe numbers are as follows. They include all war widows' pensions awarded under war pensions legislation.
Numbers 1959 1,961 1960 1,964 1961 2,120 1962 2,017 1963 2,151 1964 1,942 1965 2,124 1966 2,210 1967 1,920 1968 2,070 1969 2,010 1970 2,090 1971 2,339 1972 1,997 1973 2,154 1974 1,990 1975 1,937 1976 1,615 1977 1,411 1978 2,237 1979 1,393 1980 1,918 1981 1,469 1982 1,637 1983 1,381 1984 1,330 1985 1,247 1986 1,440 1987 1,342 1988 1,448 1989 11,165 1 Up to quarter ending 30 September 1989.