§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what further information his Department is seeking from the senior medical officer of the civil service occupational health service in relation to the benefit payable to Mrs. V. Chinnock of Merle Dene, Hunsdon road, Ivybridge, Devon, as a result of the injuries sustained by her husband in the royal dockyard in 1975; and if he will make a statement;
(2) when he expects to finalise the award granted under the injury benefit provisions of the principal civil service pension scheme to Mrs. V. Chinnock of Merle Dene, Hunsdon road, Ivybridge, Devon, as a result of the injuries sustained by her husband in the royal dockyard in 1975;
(3) when payment will begin of the benefit due to Mrs. V. Chinnock of Merle Dene, Hunsdon road, Ivybridge, Devon, as a result of the injuries sustained by her husband in the royal dockyard in 1975;
(4) whether his pensions office has assessed the amount of benefit payable to Mrs. V. Chinnock of Merle Dene, Hunsdon road, Ivybridge, Devon, as set out in his letter of 22 August to the hon. Member for South Hams.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardAs my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement explained in his letter of 22 August, Mrs. Chinnock's claim to an injury benefit award has been accepted. The award has now been finalised and will be put into payment very shortly, together with arrears due to her since her husband's death.