Written question asked by Lord Hanningfield (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Drayson (Labour) on Thursday, 15 March 2007.

Iraq: Military Casualties

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Drayson on 22 June 2006 (WA 102) on military casualties in Iraq, whether they are now able to provide the requested information.

Answer: The information is given below: War Pension Scheme—34 awards were made in respect of British service personnel. From receipt of papers to the notification of award the average time taken was 38 working days; and in the one Commonwealth case the time taken was 89 working days. Armed Forces Compensation Scheme—the 11 cases identified were all in respect of British service personnel. For the 10 cases where an award has been made, the average time taken was 91 working days. One case is still under consideration as tests in relation to parentage have only recently been finalised. Examination of the remaining 11 cases revealed that compensation awards were not appropriate. The Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency has concluded its examination of the 111 cases originally identified, finding that the average time taken to consider financial compensation for the dependants of those killed by hostile action was 38 working days. There were no Commonwealth cases identified. Examination of the remaining four cases revealed that compensation awards were not appropriate.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 2138; 690 c155WA
Session: 2006-07
Related items: Iraq: Military Casualties
Thursday, 22 June 2006
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Compensation Armed forces Armed conflict Commonwealth Casualties Dependants Iraq War pensions Iraq conflict Armed forces compensation scheme
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk