Effectively, the minister can override the individual. If the individual were suspended at the time and dies, he or she, as minister, can override that and give the pension to the surviving individual.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Mike Wallace
Effectively, the minister can override the individual. If the individual were suspended at the time and dies, he or she, as minister, can override that and give the pension to the surviving individual.
See context to find out what was said next.