§ Mr. WILKIEasked the Pensions Minister whether he will grant a war bonus to the widows of men who have died from wounds, injuries, or disease neither attributable to military service nor certified as aggravated by such service, but not due to the serious negligence or misconduct of such men, seeing that there is no provision in the Royal Warrant for the grant of allowances for children of such men?
§ Sir JAMES CRAIGThe temporary pension awarded under Article 15 of the Royal Warrant to a widow whose husband's death was in no way connected with his military service is a gratuity, given in circumstances which cannot be said to justify a claim for assistance from the State. It is not intended to be a maintenance grant and therefore is not within the scope of the war bonus.