Oral Question·Ministry of Defence
“what steps he is taking to improve support for the families of deployed servicemen and women.”
Tabled: 17 November 2017Answered: 27 November 2017
Asked by
Mr James Frith
Labour — Bury North
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Defence
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
The Government have made and published their decision. We accepted the ombudsman’s finding of maladministration and apologised for the delay in writing to the women affected. We have started working with the ombudsman to make sure that lessons are learnt, and we will develop a plan for effective and timely state pension communication.