HC Deb 03 August 1966 vol 733 cc106-8W
66. Dame Irene Ward

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many widows of regular officers of each rank of the three Armed Services, including the Indian Armed Services, are receiving widows' ordinary pensions; how many widows of warrant officers, ratings and other ranks are receiving ordinary widows' pensions; and how many regular officers' widows are receiving ordinary

TABLE I
APPROXIMATE NUMBERS OF WIDOWS OF REGULAR OFFICERS WHO ARE RECEIVING WIDOWS' ORDINARY PENSIONS
Royal Navy and Royal Marines (equivalent ranks)
Rear Admiral and above 251
Captain R.N. 360
Commander 680
Lieutenant Commander 430
Lieutenant and below 1,530
Total 3,251
Army
Major General and above 178
Brigadier 477
Colonel 411
Lieutenant Colonel 1,019
Major 1,405
Captain and below 928
Total 4,418
Indian Army
Major General and above 45
Brigadier 75
Colonel 175
Lieutenant Colonel 740
Major 510
Captain and below 400
Total 1,945
Royal Air Force
Air Vice Marshal and above 55
Air Commodore 57
Group Captain 150
Wing Commander 290
Squadron Leader 370
Flight Lieutenant and below 410
Total 1,332

TABLE II
APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF WIDOWS OF WARRANT OFFICERS, RATINGS AND OTHER RANKS RECEIVING ORDINARY WIDOWS' PENSIONS
Royal Navy and Royal Marines 655
Army 2,795
Indian Army 255
Royal Air Force 1,095

TABLE III
APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF REGULAR OFFICERS' WIDOWS RECEIVING ORDINARY PENSIONS UNDER EACH OF THE NINE RETIRED PAY CODES
Pre-1919 1919 1945 1950 1956 1960 1962 1964 1966 Totals
Royal Navy and Royal Marines 10 1,430 1,399 242 109 28 14 18 1 3,251
Army 37 2,193 1,580 294 173 59 47 31 4 4,418
Indian Army 2 1,348 595 1,945
Royal Air Force Nil 150 625 222 190 65 36 39 5 1,332
Totals 49 5,121 4,199 758 472 152 97 88 10 10,946

pensions under each of the nine retired pay codes.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

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