| Heading: |
Armed Forces: Pensions |
| Question ID: |
1810407 |
| UIN: |
58047 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-06 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4736 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dave Doogan
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| Asking Member handle: |
davedoogansnp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@davedoogansnp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many spouses of deceased armed forces personnel have been contacted for repayment after accidental overpayments of their spousal armed forces pension. |
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true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-11 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5235 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Al Carns
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Al Carns
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| Answer text: |
In line with most pension schemes, it is often unavoidable that an overpayment may occur following the death of a pension recipient. This is due to the timing of the individual's passing and the understandable delay in the pension scheme authority receivi... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |