asked the Minister of Pensions whether, in the case of the deserted wife of a soldier, the legitimate wife and the unmarried wife equally receive a pension; and whether there is any variation in the amount of such pensions?

The Royal Warrant provides that an allowance may be granted to a soldier in receipt of a disability pension, under certain conditions, in respect of a wife or a woman living with him as his wife. An allowance cannot be granted in respect of both. The rate of the allowance is the same in either case.