§ Mr. FINNEYasked the Minister of Pensions whether his attention has been drawn to a resolution of the Stoke-on-Trent War Pensions Committee requesting the attention of the Government to the fact that widows are now being refused pension under Article 11 of the Royal Warrant because their husband died more than seven years after discharge, although death was directly attributable to the wound, injury, or disease admitted as due to service, and pressing the necessity of amending the Royal Warrant by extending the period for eligibility so as to prevent such eases of hardship; and whether he will consider the matter with a view to the amendment of the Royal Warrant as desired?
§ Major TRYONI would refer my hon. Friend to the full answer given to the hon. and gallant Member for Wandsworth Central (Sir J. Norton-Griffiths) on the 13th June, of which I am sending him a copy.
Mr. T. THOMSONasked the Minister of Pensions if he will give, in respect of widows receiving pensions, the total number; the number without children; the number with only one child; the number with two or more children; and the number married since 1914?
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§ Mr. MACPHERSONApproximately 167,500 widows are in receipt of pension from my Department, 37,000 being without children, 36,500 with one child, and 94,000 with two or more children. I regret that the number of widows who have married since 1914 cannot be stated.