Brigadier-General WRIGHTasked the Minister of Health the average time which elapses between the receipt of a widow's application for pension and the official decision; and whether in cases of extreme hardship there is any machinery whereby the official decision can be accelerated?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINAs regards the first part of the question, the average time which elapses between the receipt of a widow's application for pension and the notification of the official decision is 3l days; as regards the second part, it is the aim of my Department to reach a decision in every case without avoidable delay.