§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many widows are currently in receipt of a war widow's pension; and, of these, how many are from (a) the period up to 1919, (b) 1919 to 1945, (c) 1946 to 1972 and (d) 1973 to date, respectively.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information is not available in the form requested. Of the 69,800 war widows' pensions in74W payment at 30 September 1983, 10,200 were in respect of service up to 30 September 1921 and 59,600 in respect of service since 3 September 1939.