HC Deb 26 July 1967 vol 751 c147W
Mr. Onslow

asked the Secretary of State for Defence why widows of members of the Armed Forces who remarry and are again bereaved are subject to a means test before a decision is taken on the restoration of their original widow's pension.

Mr. Reynolds

Examination of the widow's circumstances is the accepted practice in the public sector. My right hon. Friend has re-examined the question, but decided that a change in the rules would not be justified.