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Written statement made by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Monday, 15 September 2008 in the House of Commons, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

It has been brought to my attention that replies I gave on 14 May 2008, Official Report, column 1578W to the hon. Member for North Devon (Mr. Harvey) and on 6 June 2008, Official Report, column 1182W to the hon. Member for Woodspring (Dr. Fox) over-reported the percentage and number of rejected claims made under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. The original data and subsequent revisions are shown in the tables below. Table 1: Previously released and revised AFCS rejection percentages (Excluding medical discharges).

2005-06 2006-07 April 07-December 07
Released Percentages of Rejections 40% 36% 45%
Released Percentages of Rejections 40% 36% 37%

Table2: Previously released and revised AFCS rejection figures.

2005-06 2006-07 April 07-December 07
Released Percentages of Rejections 165 745 740
Released Percentages of Rejections 165 740 590

Secondary information

Type
Written statement
Reference
479 c133-4WS 
Session
2007-08
Related items
Armed Forces: Compensation
Friday, 6 June 2008
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Notes
Statement received between Wednesday 10 September and Friday 12 September
Subjects
Compensation Armed forces Armed forces compensation scheme
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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