Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 108503

Gurkhas: Workplace Pensions

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 5 February 2026

Question

Mr Will Forster

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of not providing Gurkha veterans with equal pension benefits to those of other British Army veterans on those veterans.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones

The Government greatly values the exceptional and longstanding contribution made by Gurkha soldiers to the United Kingdom. Since 2007, Gurkhas have received the same pension under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme as the rest of the UK Armed Forces. For tho...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 108503) →