Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 94540
Ulster Defence Regiment: Workplace Pensions
Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025
Question
Alex Easton
Independent — North Down
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons part-time members of the Ulster Defence Regiment were not eligible for a pension under the terms of service at the time of their employment; and whether the Department has made any assessment of
Answer
Louise Sandher-JonesFull time members of the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) had an automatic entitlement to become members of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS). Part-time members of the UDR were engaged under different terms to full- time, regular members of the Regiment...
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