§ Mr. Neaveasked the Minister of State for Defence what would be the cost of including in the Armed Forces Occupational Pension Scheme provision for the payment retrospectively to all surviving widows of Servicemen who have died since 1st January 1973 and who married or remarried after their discharge or retirement.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourThe information could not be obtained without disproportionate effort.
§ Mr. Neaveasked the Minister of State for Defence what would be the cost of including in the Armed Forces Occupational Pension Scheme provision for the payment of pensions to the widows of those Servicemen who marry or remarry after their discharge or retirement.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourI have nothing to add to the answer given by my right hon. Friend on 14th June 1971.—[Vol. 819, c.22–3.]
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§ Mr. Neaveasked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will include in the Armd Forces Occupational Pension Scheme now under consideration provision for the payment of pensions to the widows of Servicemen who marry or remarry after their discharge or retirement.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourI am not yet ready to make a statement about the items included in the second stage of our general review of Armed Forces occupational pensions.
Lieut-Colonel Colin Mitchellasked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will consider removing the cut-off date of 1st September 1950 from the forces family pension scheme to entitle those elderly Service widows who still survive to a Service widow's pension.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourNo.