§ 10 and 65. Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many Service personnel died whilst in transit at sea and were buried at sea without a post mortem examination; and in how many such cases widows and other dependants were refused a war or Service widow's pension resulting from service in the Armed Forces during the two war periods 1914–18 and 1939–45; and if he will make a statement;
(2) how many war widows and Service widows, who are still living, were refused the appropriate pension as a result of medical reports; and how many where the deceased were either buried overseas or buried at sea.
§ Mr. DeanThe information requested is not available. Title to a Service widow's pension in no way depends on the circumstances in which the husband dies; a war widow's pension is payable where death results from service.