Question follow-through · 27160
War Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays to the War Pension Scheme.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 3 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2026 · 8 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
3 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce delays to the War Pension Scheme.
7 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Sept 2026
Answer published
The MOD has introduced a range of measures to improve War Pension Scheme claim processing times. These include flexible resource management, allowing teams to reallocate staff as needed and training personnel in multiple skillsets to enhance efficiency an...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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