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Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (a) value of unclaimed armed forces (i) preserved and (ii) deferred pensions; and what steps he is taking to pass those pensions to beneficiaries.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
27 Jan 2025
Target answer date
29 Jan 2025
Answer
4 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (a) value of unclaimed armed forces (i) preserved and (ii) deferred pensions; and what steps he is taking to pass those pensions to beneficiaries.

  2. 29 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The answer to this question could only be provided at disproportionate cost as all Armed Forces’ pensions would require review and a forecast conducted to confirm they are payable and to give a value. However, it may be helpful to know that with regards t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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