New clause 18 - Pensions for life
Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill
9:15 am
Mr Win Griffiths (Bridgend, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
New clause 20—Post-retirement marriage—
'With effect from 6th April 2005 Forces Family Pensions shall be payable to all widows regardless of the date of their marriage.'.
New clause 28—Spouse or nominated persons benefits—
'(1) Any benefits awarded to a member under section 1 shall upon the member's death be payable to—
(a) the member's lawfully married spouse,
(b) any person nominated by the member.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) above a member must inform the administrators of the Armed Forces Pension scheme of the name of such person or persons the member wishes to receive any benefits payable to the member under the scheme upon the member's death (whether or not in service).
(3) A person nominated under subsection (2) may only be changed once every 10 years.'.