Written question asked by Lord Corbett of Castle Vale (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 January 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 July 2000. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Monday, 3 July 2000 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in the review of arrangements for compensating service personnel and their dependants, killed or injured while on service announced on 7th December 1997; and when he will publish a consultation document. - (Holding answer 28 January 2000).

Answer: Mr. Corbett: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made in the review of arrangements for compensating service personnel and their dependants, killed or injured while on service announced on 7 December 1997; and when he will publish a consultation document. [107439] Mr. Spellar: [holding answer 28 January 2000]: My right hon. Friend has been considering draft proposals from the Joint Compensation Review. He believes, however, that it will be possible to reach final conclusions about attributable benefits only in the context of proposals about the future of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme as a whole, which will emerge from the parallel Review of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS). That Review is still in progress. My right hon. Friend will therefore make an announcement once he has considered the draft recommendations of the AFPS Review. The announcement will be followed by a period of public consultation.

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