Question follow-through · 71927
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to review the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 4 Sept 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme · 15 Sept 2025
- Veterans: Government Assistance · 10 Oct 2025
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
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
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to review the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) is independently reviewed every five years through the Quinquennial Review (QQR) to ensure it remains fit for purpose. The most recent QQR report was published in July 2023, with the previous Government's respon...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
15 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of claims under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
Veterans: Government Assistance
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the VALOUR scheme will become available to all veterans.