Question follow-through · 105843
Armed Forces: Divorce Settlements
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the treatment of injury related Armed Forces payments, including the AFPS 05 injury enhancement, in divorce and financial remedy proceedings in England and Wales.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 14 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 19 Jan 2026 · 5 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
14 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the treatment of injury related Armed Forces payments, including the AFPS 05 injury enhancement, in divorce and financial remedy proceedings in England and Wales.
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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19 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Armed Forces do not have separate divorce procedures applying solely to Service personnel. Any injury-related payments are valued and shared between the parties in accordance with the relevant scheme rules and general divorce law.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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