Question follow-through · 1131
War Pensions: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for War Pension Scheme reviews to be completed.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 20 May 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for War Pension Scheme reviews to be completed.
20 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 May 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently managing a high volume of War Pension Scheme (WPS) cases, which has resulted in longer processing times. We remain fully committed to improving performance and reducing delays in claim processing. To address thes...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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