Mr. Wellsasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many warrant officers, WO II, who were discharged before 1 September 1950, are still alive with dependent wives; and how many widows of such warrant officers are still alive without pension.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThere are 3,382 ex-Army pensioners who retired in the rank of WO II before 1 September 1950 and are still receiving pensions. We have no records of which of these are unmarried or are widowers or have married since the date of their discharge. Nor do we have records of widows without entitlement to an Armed Forces family pension.