Question follow-through · 4824
Army Reserve: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the employment tribunal decision entitled Major C Milroy v Advocate-General for Scotland of 5 August 2024, reference 4103202/2020, whether he plans to provide pensions to army reservists (a) fro
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 12 Sept 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the employment tribunal decision entitled Major C Milroy v Advocate-General for Scotland of 5 August 2024, reference 4103202/2020, whether he plans to provide pensions to army reservists (a) fro
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
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12 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence is currently in discussion with legal counsel on the implications of the judgment and the possibility of appealing.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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