§ Mr. Lofthouseasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of war widows, and other widows respectively, in Pontefract, Castleford and Featherstone.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThis information is not available but on 31 December 1978 there were 950 war widows in the Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield war pension committee area of which Pontefract, Castleford and Featherstone are a part.
There are no comparable figures for other widows.