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War Pensions

Asked by Dr Andrew MurrisonConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 10 December 2024UIN 17081

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2024 to Question 14931 on War Widows Pension Scheme, how many (a) spouses and (b) civil partners have claimed compensation via the War Widows Pension Scheme.

Answered by Al Carns

The number of widows' or widowers' claims under the War Pension Scheme (WPS) claims relating to Camp Lejeune is not centrally held.

War Pensions Scheme statistics, including for the War Widows Pension Scheme, are published on gov.uk at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/war-pensions-scheme-statistics-2024

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