§ Sir W. Jamesasked the Minister of Pensions on what grounds pension is withheld from a widow between the date of a wrongful decision on the cause of her husband's death and the date of the rightful decision that his death was attributable to the conditions of the service he performed.
§ Sir W. WomersleyIf, as I assume, my hon. and gallant Friend is referring to the case in which pension is awarded under the revised standards of entitlement announced in the White Paper in July last, 1577W payment is normally made from the date of application thereunder as a result of which pension is granted. Where application was made within a short period of the issue of the White Paper pension could be ante-dated to 16th August, 1943, which is the date on which the changes announced therein became effective and which, in any circumstances, is the earliest date from which pension may be paid in a case of this kind.