Written question asked by Andrew Mackinlay (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 July 1994. It was answered by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 July 1994 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Ministry of Defence

Question

What representations the Government has received from the War Widows Association in respect of widows whose husbands fought in conflicts before 1974, and who have recently been widowed, about their difficulty in demonstrating for pension purposes that their late husband's deaths were due wholly, or in part, to their spouses' service in the armed forces.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

247 c559W;247 c558W

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Pensions War widow(er)s War Widows Association of Great Britain Veterans