§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Defence what payments, gratuities, pensions, etc., are payable to the widows of the six members of the 15th Battalion TAVR Parachute Regiment who were drowned on the recent night exercise in Germany.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownPayments to the dependants of TAVR personnel killed on duty are made under the Royal Warrants administered by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services. I will ask my right hon. Friend to write to the hon. Member giving details of the cases referred to in the Question. My Department is considering what additional payments we might make in such cases.