HL Deb 21 March 1984 vol 449 c1358WA
Baroness Jeger

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What proposals they are considering for improving financial provisions for widows and widowers.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Security (Lord Glenarthur)

Provision for widowed persons is reviewed from time to time but apart from the annual uprating of pensions and benefits we have no proposals for improvement currently under consideration.