§ 69. Mr. McGovernasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement concerning his decision on the question of granting a pension to Mrs. Straiton, Edinburgh Road, Carntyne, Glasgow, whose husband was shot when arresting burglars near his home, in view of the decision of the Home Secretary to grant a pension to Mrs. de Antiquis whose husband was shot in similar circumstances.
§ Mr. WestwoodThe awards made by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary have been made from a fund established under an Act of 1897 which does not extend to Scotland. I am in communication with the Glasgow Police Authority, from whom Mrs. Straiton is now receiving a police widow's pension on the possibility of their making a supplementaryex gratia award, and I am indicating that I would be prepared to pay police grant on such an award including any retrospective instalment.