HC Deb 26 June 1941 vol 372 cc1124-5W
Captain J. Dugdale

asked the Minister of Pensions whether, in view of the hardship caused to large numbers of people/he will consider the possibility of an amendment being made to the Royal Warrant governing the grant of pensions to parents of men killed in action, so as to obviate the necessity of an inquiry into their means?

Sir W. Womersley

The Select Committee of 1921 took the view that to justify the grant of a parent's pension the test of need, broadly interpreted, should be satisfied. This principle was incorporated in the 1940 Warrant, the provisions of which were fully considered by my Statutory Advisory Committee. I regret that I am not prepared to waive this requirement.