Question follow-through · 10637

Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme to all veterans.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 22 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 24 Oct 2024
Answer: 30 Oct 2024 · 8 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

22 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme to all veterans.
24 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence runs two main active no-fault compensation schemes:Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS)War Pension Scheme (WPS) The AFCS provides compensation for injury or illness caused or made worse by Service; or death caused by Service fro...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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