Question follow-through · 104439
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and War Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what processes are in place to assure the accuracy of medical reports produced for War Pension claims.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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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
8 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what processes are in place to assure the accuracy of medical reports produced for War Pension claims.
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence does not produce medical reports for War Pension Scheme claims. All medical records are obtained from an individual's General Practitioner and/or hospital to ensure the information is sourced from qualified medical professionals.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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