Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 113977

Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Dave Doogan

Scottish National PartyAngus and Perthshire Glens

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, a) what assessment he has made of the extent to which legacy pension disputes currently being pursued by the Ministry of Defence and Equiniti arise from historical administrative or management errors by the Depar

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) seeks to recover overpayments regardless of the reason they occurred because it has a legal and financial obligation to protect public funds. This principle applies universally to ensure consistency, fairness, and accountabil...

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