§ Mrs. Sally Oppenheimasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total number of women in receipt of war widows' pensions on 1st January 1973; and, of these, how many were also in receipt of National Insurance retirement pensions.
§ Mr. Dean98,863 widows were receiving war widows' pensions from my Department on 1st January 1973, of whom it is estimated that 22,000 were also receiving National Insurance retirement pension.