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Written question asked by Emily Thornberry (Labour) on Thursday, 7 September 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 September 2023. It was answered by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Friday, 15 September 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence: Compensation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 122 of his Department’s annual report and accounts for 2022-23, how much of the £114.53 million in special payments reported for financial year 2022-23, was made under the (a) Common Law Compensation Scheme, (b) Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and (c) War Pensions Scheme.

Answer

The Special Payments tables within the Department's annual report and accounts (ARAc) for 2022-23 includes information relating to compensation payments made under common law. Of the £114.53 million total disclosed, £111.20 million relates to such payments with the remainder principally associated with ex-gratia or extra-contractual payments.

Payments made under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme are voted for separately by Parliament and accounted for in the separate Armed Forces Pension Scheme Annual Report and Accounts.

(link: (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/armed-forces-pension-scheme-annual-accounts-2022-to-2023).

Payments made under the War Pensions Scheme are accounted for as a separate expenditure item in the Department's ARAc - see the "War Pension Benefits" item on page 109 of the 2022-23 ARAc.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
198316
Session
2022-23
Related items
Subjects
Compensation Ministry of Defence
Link
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