HC Deb 09 May 2001 vol 368 c195W
Jackie Ballard

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of(a) the number of people affected and (b) the cost to the Exchequer of re-instating Army widow pensions to those widows who lost their pension on remarriage, prior to the change of policy. [160528]

Dr. Moonie

I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on 27 November 2000,Official Report, columns 422–23W and 7 February 2001, Official Report, columns 524–25W to the hon. Member for New Forest, East (Dr. Lewis).