War Widows: Ex Gratia Pension Payment Debate

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War Widows: Ex Gratia Pension Payment

Lord Hintze Excerpts
Tuesday 5th March 2024

(8 months, 3 weeks ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Harlech Portrait Lord Harlech (Con)
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I understand what the noble Baroness is asking, but my mental arithmetic is not good enough to multiply the ex gratia payment amount by the number of awards paid out, so I will write to her.

Lord Hintze Portrait Lord Hintze (Con)
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My Lords, just briefly, how much is this costing, given how much we are actually going to be giving to these poor people?

Lord Harlech Portrait Lord Harlech (Con)
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I think my previous answer addresses the point raised by my noble friend, and I will make sure that he receives a copy of that letter too.