§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to ensure that the Police Pension Scheme provides a pension for the widow of a policeman who married after retirement from the Police Force but before 6 April 1978 as if the requirement of the Social Security Act 1975 applied prior to that date. [56721]
§ Mr. BoatengWe have no plans to do so. To extend retrospective changes to pensioners in the way suggested would be contrary to the principles of a contributory public service pension scheme.