HC Deb 15 February 1949 vol 461 c136W
32. Mr. Amory

asked the Minister of Pensions whether he will revise the 1946 regulations so as to permit the widow of a pensioner disabled in the 1914–18 war, who married after his disability and who died before the 3rd September, 1939, to qualify for a pension.

Mr. Marquand

In applying to widows of pensioners of the 1914 war the removal of the post-injury marriage bar, it was necessary to fix an operative date which would be practicable in application. I propose, however, to seek the advice of my Central Advisory Committee upon the matter.

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