Oral Answers to Questions — Naval and Military Pensions and Grants. – in the House of Commons am ar 25 Gorffennaf 1922.
Captain Charles Loseby
, Bradford East
asked the Minister of Pensions the greatest sum that the widow of a deceased private soldier may receive under the alternative pensions scheme, and the greatest sum that a widow whose son, her sole support, was killed in the War may receive under any Government scheme?
Mr George Tryon
, Brighton
The answer to the first part of the question is 66s. 8d., and to the second part 26s. 8d. a week.
Captain Charles Loseby
, Bradford East
Is the Minister contemplating any action to remove the obvious anomaly disclosed in his answer?
Mr George Tryon
, Brighton
I am not prepared to say the compensation due to the wife of a professional man who may have been earning a considerable salary is identical with that to a parent who loses a son.
Ministers make up the Government and almost all are members of the House of Lords or the House of Commons. There are three main types of Minister. Departmental Ministers are in charge of Government Departments. The Government is divided into different Departments which have responsibilities for different areas. For example the Treasury is in charge of Government spending. Departmental Ministers in the Cabinet are generally called 'Secretary of State' but some have special titles such as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers of State and Junior Ministers assist the ministers in charge of the department. They normally have responsibility for a particular area within the department and are sometimes given a title that reflects this - for example Minister of Transport.
