HC Deb 27 October 1989 vol 158 c665W
Mr. Neil Thorne

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will specify for the year 1988–89 the amount by which the war pensions vote was overspent or underspent.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

An overspend occurred on the war pensions vote for the year 1988–89 amounting to £2,344,000.

Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for each year from 1959 to the present day the number of deceased service men whose death was attributable to their service and which resulted in the award of a war widow's pension.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

The numbers are as follows. They include all war widows' pensions awarded under war pensions legislation.

Numbers
1959 1,961
1960 1,964
1961 2,120
1962 2,017
1963 2,151
1964 1,942
1965 2,124
1966 2,210
1967 1,920
1968 2,070
1969 2,010
1970 2,090
1971 2,339
1972 1,997
1973 2,154
1974 1,990
1975 1,937
1976 1,615
1977 1,411
1978 2,237
1979 1,393
1980 1,918
1981 1,469
1982 1,637
1983 1,381
1984 1,330
1985 1,247
1986 1,440
1987 1,342
1988 1,448
1989 11,165
1 Up to quarter ending 30 September 1989.

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