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War Pensions

Commons · Question 34823 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 6 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2025 to Question 31001 on Veterans: War Pensions, what the average acceptance rate is for applications made by (a) British nuclear test and (b) other veterans to the War Pens

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 6 Mar 2025

The War Pensions Computer System has no facility to uniquely identify those who participated in the nuclear tests. The paper claim file may include a copy of the Nuclear Test Veterans (NTV) Priority Claim Request or additional information on whether the c...