PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
War Widow(er)s: Pensions (7 November 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 16 July 2015 to Question 6874, if he will make an estimate of the cost of reinstating war pensions to widows who surrendered their pension due to marriage or cohabitation.

Asked by:
Mr Toby Perkins (Labour)

There are currently no plans to restore War Widows Pensions to those who had surrendered it on re-marriage or cohabitation. I have, however, asked Ministry of Defence officials to continue to consider potential options, including their costs.

Answered by:
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative)
15 November 2016