§ Lord Morris of Manchesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total cost (at today's prices) of war widows' pensions in 1997–98 and in each of the four preceding years. [HL2460]
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§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.
£ million 1997–98 prices 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 War Widows Expenditure 318 462 503 475 Notes:
1. War widows expenditure can only be estimated.
2. The figure for 1997–98 is based on estimated out turn (1998 Departmental Report).