HC Deb 05 November 1975 vol 899 cc181-2W
Rear-Admiral Morgan-Giles

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is his estimate of the number of Service men's widows still living whose husbands retired before 1950; and what is his estimate of the cost to public funds of paying post-1950 pensions to these widows.

Mr. Judd

I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Gosport (Mr. Viggers) on 27th October.—[Vol. 898, c.337.] It would be necessary to know the

Mr. William Rodgers

The circumstances in which Rolls-Royce (1971) Ltd. has notified Lucas Aerospace Ltd. of the cancellation of its subcontract for development of the MRCA main engine control unit are a matter for the two firms.