Written question asked by Sandra Osborne (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 October 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 17 October 2014. 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, how long each claimant has waited for the review and completion of a compensation claim under the War Pension and the Armed Forces Compensation System Schemes since the inception of those schemes.

Answer: The length of time each claimant has waited for the review and completion of a compensation claim under the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation System since the inception of those schemes, in 1921 and 2005 respectively, is not available and can be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the information below provides the average length of time taken to process claims under the War Pensions Scheme and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme in each year since 2009. Information before 2009 is not available.

WAR PENSIONS SCHEME
2009-10 45 working days
2010-11 39 working days
2011-12 51 working days
2012-13 82 working days
2013-14 110 working days
Year to date 103 working days

ARMED FORCES COMPENSATION SCHEME
2009-10 80 working days
2010-11 93 working days
2011-12 125 working days
2012-13 164 working days
2013-14 109 working days
Year to date 89 working days

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 210757
Session: 2014-15
Subjects: Compensation Armed forces War pensions Armed forces compensation scheme
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk