Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 37345

War Pensions

Tabled: 11 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025

Question

Kanishka Narayan

LabourVale of Glamorgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the number of war pension applications pending review on (a) 11 March 2025, (b) 11 March 2024 and (c) 11 March 2023; and what steps he is taking to tackle the backlog.

Answer

Al Carns
Work is underway to tackle the backlog war pension applications pending action, of which has increased in the last few months. The department continually review and evaluate its processes to look for ways to improve and minimise claim processing times. Th...

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