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Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Independent (affiliation)) on Thursday, 12 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 March 2015. It was answered by Anna Soubry (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 March 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces: Pensions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on British army pensions in each of the last three years.

Answer

The information in the table below has been extracted from the Armed Forces Pension Scheme Annual Accounts and shows how much was spent on British Army pensions in each of the last three financial years.

£ million Pensions Lump Sums

Widows/

Dependants

Total

2013-14 1,450.8 330.6 1,48.6 1,930.0
2012-13 1,443.1 307.3 1,47.2 1,897.6
2011-12 1.364.01 263.4 1,40.2 1,767.6

Note 1: Figure Contains Early Departure lump sum payments and Early Departure Payment ongoing payments. Later years do not include Early Departure Payment ongoing payments.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
227384
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Armed forces Pensions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk