Commentary on Sections Schedule 25 – Amendment of certain enactments relating to pensions Paragraph 3 - Parliamentary and Other Pensions Act 1972 (c. 48)
911.Section 27(2)(a) of the Parliamentary and Other Pensions Act 1972 makes provision for the payment of pensions to the widow, widower and any eligible children of a former Prime Minister or Speaker of the House of Commons. Paragraph 3 extends this to include the surviving civil partner of a former Prime Minister or Speaker.