§ Mr. HARRY HOPEasked the Pensions Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the case of Private F. Devlin's, 3rd Seaforth Highlanders (deceased), mother, who has been unable to get her 1090W pension or the separation allowances due, as the claim is in the hands of the Pensions Ministry for pension purposes, and, being a widow with no fixed income, is suffering much hardship?
§ Sir JAMES CRAIGI regret that by an oversight a provisional award of pension pending determination of the amount of pre-war dependence was not made in this case. There has consequently been a break between the payment of separation allowance and the first issue of pension. Mrs. Devlin has now been granted a prewar dependence pension of 12s. 6d. a week, with effect from 25th February last, the day following that to which separation allowance was paid, and she was informed of this on the 24th ultimo.