§ 80. Mr. R. Carrasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many regular officers' widows, by ranks, are receiving ordinary pensions, and how many of these, by ranks, are receiving pensions at the minimum rates.
§ Mr. ReynoldsFollowing is the information:
Number of officers Widows receiving ordinary pensions Number of officers Widows receiving pensions at minimum rates* Field Marshal and equivalents 11 — General and equivalents 53 5 Lt.-General and equivalents 107 2 Major-General 367 9 Brigadier 853 84 Colonel 864 99 Lt.-Colonel 2,677 451 Major 2,698 828 Captain and below 3,386 1,825 * Excludes Indian Army widows.
§ 81. Mr. R. Carrasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many widows of officers of colonel's rank and equivalent and below, who retired prior to 19th December, 1945, are drawing ordinary widows' pensions; and how many of these are on the minimum widows' pension rate.
§ Mr. Reynolds4,763 and 1,772 respectively; a small number of Indian Army widows are excluded from the latter figure.
§ Mr. R. Carrasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the minimum rate of pension of the widow, aged 68 years, of a flight lieutenant.
§ Mr. Reynolds£165 7s. 0d. a year.