Mr. Christopher Bowes:

We would not take issue with it. It may well be that the former spouse might be reliant on maintenance from the person who died, and the children may have been reliant on that maintenance. The spouse at the time of death could also have been reliant on the person. We just view that as a scenario where the scheme is working as it is intended to work to address the gap that has arisen in entitlement or dependence on the person who has died, and in trying to address the need that has arisen as a result of the person's death.