Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions
Commons · Question 109794 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will convene the pensions forfeiture committee to meet and agree to cease the pensions of ex-UK armed forces personnel who are fighting in support of the Russian Federation's illegal war in Ukraine.
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 9 Feb 2026
Pension forfeiture for public service pension schemes, including the Armed Forces Pension Scheme, is governed by primary and secondary legislation, notably the Pensions Act 1995 and the Occupational Pension Schemes (Assignment, Forfeiture, Bankruptcy etc....