United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 7680
War Widow(er)s: Pensions
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30 October 2019
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5 November 2019 · Answer
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5 November 2019
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on achieving equal treatment for the 150-300 war widows who receive no war widow bereavement benefits due to remarrying or cohabiting between 1973 and 2005; and when his Department plans
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30 October 2019
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on achieving equal treatment for the 150-300 war widows who receive no war widow bereavement benefits due to remarrying or cohabiting between 1973 and 2005; and when his Department plans
Source: Commons
5 November 2019
Answer
The Government recognises the unique commitment that Service families make to our country and remains sympathetic to the circumstances of those widows who remarried or cohabited before 1 April 2015. However, this is a complex policy area and it is taking ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2019-10-30/7680
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1167455
- uk · wq-1167455 · source updated 5 November 2019