§ Lord Morris of Manchesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total cost, at current prices, of pensions paid to war widows in each of the past seven years. [HL311]
§ Lord BachInformation relating to the total cost, at current prices, of pensions paid to war widows is available only for the past five financial years. The table shows the estimated annual costs of payments under the war pensions scheme:
Year Cost (in £ thousands) 1998–99 525,343 1999–2000 509,441 2000–01 488,153 2001–02 466,582 2002–03 448.201