Question follow-through · 103725
Veterans: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 not being applied retrospectively on the ability of veterans to claim compensation; and what assessment he has mad
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 7 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jan 2026 · 7 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
7 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 not being applied retrospectively on the ability of veterans to claim compensation; and what assessment he has mad
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jan 2026
Answer published
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 November 2025 to Question 91751 to the hon. Member for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire (Mr Angus MacDonald).
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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