HL Deb 31 October 2000 vol 618 cc89-90WA

Lord Graham of Edmonton asked Her Majesty's Government:

When the changes will be made to the Armed Forces Pension Scheme to introduce pensions for life for Armed Forces attributable widows. [HL4408]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

We are very pleased to announce that the amendments to the Armed Forces Pension Scheme have now been approved with an effective date of 31 October 2000. This means that those in receipt of an attributable Armed Forces widow(er)'s pension will keep their pension should they remarry or begin to cohabit on or after this date.