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Written question asked by Thomas Docherty (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 October 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 October 2014 (named day). It was answered by Anna Soubry (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 October 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces: Compensation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of uprating the military compensation of injured veterans by whichever is the higher of earnings, inflation or 2.5 per cent.

Answer

We have not undertaken any formal estimates on uprating the military compensation of injured veterans by whichever is the higher of earnings, inflation or 2.5 per cent. Our approach, increasing awards with reference to the Consumer Price Index, is in line with other public sector schemes, and consistent with the measure of inflation used by the Bank of England.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
210698
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Compensation Armed forces
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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