Question follow-through · 127991
War Pensions: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce the time it takes to process a war pension scheme application.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 16 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 23 Apr 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
16 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce the time it takes to process a war pension scheme application.
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Apr 2026
Answer published
I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer provided to 103061 in January 2026, and 126385 in April 2026.The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently managing a high volume of War Pension Scheme (WPS) claims, which has resulted in longer processing times....
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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