§ Mr. Rhys Daviesasked the Minister of Pensions if he has any information as to what financial arrangements are made, or allowances or pensions paid by any of the Allied Governments to parents, irrespective of needs, in respect of the loss of a son or daughter serving in their fighting Services in the present war.
§ Sir W. WomersleySuch information as I have on this subject indicates that need or dependence on the deceased member is a necessary condition for the award of pension to a parent.
§ Mr. G. Hutchinsonasked the Minister of Pensions whether he will take steps to amend the Royal Warrant so that the 59W widow of an officer accidentally killed on duty in a theatre of operations shall be entitled to receive a gratuity in the same manner as the widow of an officer killed in action, or while on flying duty, or while being carried on duty in aircraft under proper authority.
§ Sir W. WomersleyI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave to a similar question by the hon. and gallant Member for the North-West Division of Kingston-upon-Hull (Sir A. Lambert Ward) on 6th July last, of which I am sending him a copy.