Lord CHELWOODasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the total pension income today, including State benefits, of a squadron leader's widow and of the widow of a civil servant of similar status, neither of them with children, whose husbands had nine years' service and were both killed in flying accidents on duty (a) in July 1962; (b) in July 1972; and (c) in July 1974.
§ Lord WINTERBOTTOMThe figures in the table below assume that the squadron leader was paid at the bottom point of the scale for his rank at the time of his death; that the civil servant's pay at the time of death was equal to that of the squadron leader; and that in every case the widow is less than 40 years old at the present time. On this basis the total annual pension income, including State benefits, of a childless widow would today be as follows:
Killed in Squadron Leader's widow £ Civil Servant's widow £ July 1962 240 681 July 1972 240 2,059 July 1974 2,140 1,926 House adjourned at twenty-four minutes before nine o'clock.