§ Mr. HAYESasked the Minister of Pensions how many claims by widows for pensions have been granted since 1st January, 1925, and the number of claims which have been rejected; and what is the number of widows' pensions that have been granted in the same period as the result of appeals to the appeals tribunal after the Ministry had rejected tie claims?
Lieut.-Colonel STANLEYDuring the period referred to, 2,989 pensions were granted, and approximately 2,900 claims were rejected. The former figure includes 934 successful appeals to the Pension Appeal Tribunals which were made either against rejection of the claim or against an award of less than the maximum rate of pension.