Written question asked by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 19 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 January 2015. It was answered by Anna Soubry (Conservative) on Friday, 23 January 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Injuries

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of time taken by Veterans UK and its predecessors to deal with cases relating to (a) war disablement pensions and (b) compensation for injuries or illness incurred during service in the armed forces was in each year since 2010.

Answer

The average length of time taken by Veterans UK and its predecessors to deal with War Disablement Pensions (WDP) and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) claims are detailed in the table below:

	Average Processing Time (Working Days)
	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15¹
AFCS	93	125	164	109	89
WDP	39	51	82	110	104

Note:

¹As at 31 December 2014

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Type: Written question
Reference: 221164
Session: 2014-15
Subjects: Disability Compensation Armed forces Injuries War pensions
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Armed Forces: Injuries

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