Question follow-through · 86099
Armed Forces: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with the Armed Forces Pay Review Body to minimise the requirement for back pay for service personnel when pension calculations are made.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 6 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
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- Cadets: Recruitment · 15 Jun 2026
- Cadets: North East Hampshire · 15 Jun 2026
- Veterans: Mental Health Services · 15 Jun 2026
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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
28 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with the Armed Forces Pay Review Body to minimise the requirement for back pay for service personnel when pension calculations are made.
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) aims to put Armed Forces pensions into payment as quickly as possible so as not to cause undue delay and stress, and every individual's pension entitlement is considered with the utmost diligence. We recognise the impact on p...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Cadets: North East Hampshire
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Veterans: Mental Health Services
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a veteran’s mental health officer.
Cadets: Recruitment
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the recruitment strategy for volunteers to support military cadets.
Cadets: Recruitment
15 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure there are enough (a) volunteers and (b) staff to ensure that cadet (i) units and (ii) programmes can meet the expansion of cadet forces promised by the 30 by 30 drive.
Veterans: Mental Health Services
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Veterans: Pain
25 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures his Department is taking to ensure that veterans living with chronic pain attributable to their service receive compensation that reflects the long-term impact on their lives.
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25 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of match funding for investments into defence businesses.
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Armed Forces: Discharges
30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the variation in (a) obtaining diagnosis (b) access to treatment during medical discharge.