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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many war pensions have been awarded since 1st January 2002 to service personnel who took part in experiments at the chemical defence establishment, Porton Down; and which of these are attributable to the experiments.

Asked by

Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 April 2005

Reference

432 c1759-60W;432 c1755W; 205184

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for war disablement pensions on grounds of deafness were made in each year since 1996; and how many were awarded.

Asked by

David Heath (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 March 2005

For answer on

6 April 2005

Answered on

6 April 2005

Mr. Heath: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many applications for war disablement pensions on grounds of deafness were made in each year since 1996; and how many were awarded. [223987] Mr. Caplin: [holding answer 4 April 2005]: Applications for war disablement pensions on grounds of deafness received for the following years are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1997-98 4,965 1998-99 3,380 1999-2000 2,370 2000-01 1,975 2001-02 1,650 2002-03 1,605 2003-04 1,445 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Cases awarded: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1997-98 825 1998-99 330 1999-2000 330 2000-01 225 2001-02 185 2002-03 165 2003-04 160 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Data prior to April 1997 are not available.

Date

6 April 2005

Reference

432 c1515W;432 c1511W; 223987

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans who have had claims of Gulf War-related illnesses refused have appealed against the decision; and what the success rate has been. (Further information on 08.03.2005 at 431 c1672W)

Asked by

Tony Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2005

Reference

431 c1672W;431 c1668W; 220492

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims of Gulf War-related illnesses are waiting to be processed.

Asked by

Tony Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 March 2005

Reference

431 c1543W;431 c1537W; 220491

House

House of Commons

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on Gulf War syndrome

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on Gulf War syndrome.

Lead member

Brian H Donohoe

Answering member

Ivor Caplin

Department

Ministry of Defence

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

18 January 2005

Reference

429 c232-8WH

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will accept (a) Gulf War Syndrome and (b) Acute Vaccination Reaction as being attributable to service when applications are made for a war pension.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 December 2004

Reference

205698; 428 c1578W;428 c1576W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

Answered by

Ivor Caplin (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

29 November 2004

Reference

428 c354

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

Answered by

Ivor Caplin (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

29 November 2004

Reference

428 c354

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on Gulf War-related illnesses.

Asked by

Ben Chapman (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

29 November 2004

Reference

428 c354; 199363

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on pensions for veterans of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC); and if he will increase pensions for RAOC veterans who retired on or after 1st April 1969. - Will write.

Asked by

Parmjit Dhanda (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

195547; 426 c1838-9W;426 c1842-3W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much financial assistance has been granted to British war (a) veterans and (b) widows living in Zimbabwe in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what plans the Government has to provide further financial assistance. -...

Asked by

Nicholas Winterton (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 October 2004

For answer on

8 November 2004

Answered on

8 November 2004

Sir Nicholas Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much financial assistance has been granted to British war (a) veterans and (b) widows living in Zimbabwe in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what plans the Government have to provide further financial assistance. [195046] Mr. Caplin: Information is not available in the form requested. However, 40 pensions are currently in payment to former service personnel resident in Zimbabwe. We do not have readily available information for previous years or on the value of the pensions in payments and this could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Disabled veterans and the widows of veterans may be entitled to a war pension or an Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) pension if a disablement or death was caused by service. We do not have information available for the number or value of such AFPS pensions in payment. However, the information available relating to war pensions in payment to people resident in Zimbabwe is set out in the following tables. Table 1: The number of war pensions in payment with Zimbabwe as the recorded country of residence _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Type of pensioner Numbers as at end of March War disablement War widow 2000 90 20 2001 75 20 2002 60 20 2003 50 20 2004 40 20 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. All data have been rounded to the nearest five. 2. Figures exclude those cases with no recorded country of residence. 3. In each year, there were a small number (less than five) of entitled ongoing war disablement pensioners whose cases were dealt with manually rather than on the computerised payment systems. These are not included in the table. Table 2: Average weekly amount of pension entitlement for war pensioners with Zimbabwe as the recorded country of residence _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Average weekly amount as at Type of pensioner end of March War disablement War widow 2000 56.61 167.33 2001 54.24 168.62 2002 56.35 176.50 2003 58.56 180.24 2004 63.67 182.86 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. The average has been calculated using the mean of all weekly entitlement information for those war pensioners included in Table 1. 2. Amounts include both the basic war disablement or war widows' pension and additional allowances. In addition, records show that 18 payments of £10,000 each have been made under the Far East Prisoner of War and Civilian Internee Ex Gratia Payment Scheme to ex-servicemen or to the widows of servicemen living in Zimbabwe.

Date

8 November 2004

Reference

195046; 426 c554-5W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will give compensation to service personnel who say that they volunteered to take part in experiments at the Chemical Defence Establishment at Porton Down when they believed that they were taking part in research to find a cure for the...

Asked by

Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 July 2004

Reference

182252; 423 c722W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) cash provision and (b) cash outturn was for the (i) War Pensions Benefits Programme costs, (ii) War Pensions Benefits Programme costs - Far Eastern Prisoners of War and (iii) War Pensions Benefits Programme costs - British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association...

Asked by

Keith Simpson (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 July 2004

Reference

181776; 423 c574W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pensioners within Tamworth constituency receive war pensions (a) through an order book, (b) through a Post Office card account and (c) paid directly into a bank or building society account. - Inc table and figures.

Asked by

Brian Jenkins (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 June 2004

Reference

176906; 423 c180-1W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were in receipt of (a) war pension and (b) war widow's pension in 1997; and how many there are in each category now. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 April 2004

Reference

420 c871W; 165379

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reasons are for the abatement of pensions under Armed Forces Pension Scheme rules; on what grounds those rules are applied for those in full-time reserve when contributions have been paid; and if he will make a statement. (Holding answer 23...

Asked by

Laurence Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 April 2004

For answer on

26 April 2004

Answered on

26 April 2004

Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the reasons are for the abatement of pensions under Armed Forces Pension Scheme rules; on what grounds those rules are applied for those in full- time reserve when contributions have been paid; and if he will make a statement. [168060] Mr. Caplin: [holding answer 23 April 2004]: Successive Governments have maintained the policy that the pensions of public servants who are re-employed in public service should be abated in certain circumstances: these include where an individual is re-employed by the same employer and where an appointment is made under closed competition. The broad terms of this policy apply to all public service pension schemes, including the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS). Abatement avoids the position where a re-employed member could receive a higher income from public funds, taking account of pay and pension, than a colleague of the same rank, seniority and trade with whom he or she might work. It also provides a safeguard against the potential abuse of re-employment. Members of the AFPS make no direct contribution towards the cost of their standard pension benefits. However, as part of its overall review of remuneration, the independent Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB) compares the value of benefits provided under the AFPS with those provided by comparator pension schemes in the civilian sector and makes an adjustment to pay to reflect any difference. At present the AFPRB makes a 7 per cent. abatement of comparator pay, and in particular take account of the fact that AFPS benefits accrue faster and are paid earlier than those of civilian comparators. This adjustment takes account of the overall terms of the AFPS which include arrangements for the abatement of pension on re-employment in public service.

Date

26 April 2004

Reference

420 c723-4W; 168060

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what alternative methods of payment he is proposing for people who currently receive a war pension by order book, girocheque or payable order but will be unable to transfer to direct payment; who will be eligible to receive their war pension by...

Asked by

Lynne Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 April 2004

Reference

420 c435W; 165214;165215

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he is having with the Royal British Legion on the subject of the proposed armed forces compensation scheme for war pensioners.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 April 2004

Reference

166459; 420 c341W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in London are in receipt of a war disablement pension; and how many of those receive the war pensioners' mobility supplement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Neil Gerrard (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 March 2004

Reference

419 c1143W;419 c1145W; 163749

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27th February,418 c584W, from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions, Official Report, column 584W, on direct payment, how many (a) Post Office Card Accounts and (b) bank or building society accounts have (i)...

Asked by

Lord Bruce of Bennachie (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 March 2004

Reference

419 c550W;419 c551W; 162735

House

House of Commons

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