Question follow-through · 108502
Gurkhas: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to provide Gurkha veterans with pension benefits equivalent to those of their British Army counterparts.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 26 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 28 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- Gurkhas: Workplace Pensions · 25 Feb 2026
- Gurkhas: Workplace Pensions · 25 Feb 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
26 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to provide Gurkha veterans with pension benefits equivalent to those of their British Army counterparts.
28 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Government greatly values the exceptional and longstanding contribution made by Gurkha soldiers to the United Kingdom. Since 2007, Gurkhas have received the same pension under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme as the rest of the UK Armed Forces. For tho...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Gurkhas: Workplace Pensions
25 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gurkha veterans who served prior to 2007 receive pension benefits lower than those received by British Army personnel with equivalent rank and length of service.
Gurkhas: Workplace Pensions
25 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to review the 1948 Gurkha Pension Scheme to ensure parity with the Armed Forces Pension Scheme for all pre-2007 Gurkha veterans.