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Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin, Conservative)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much public funding was given to Combat Stress in 2005-06.

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Derek Twigg (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Veterans), Ministry of Defence; Halton, Labour)

The MOD provided £2.3 million funding to Combat Stress in 2005-06. Funds are provided through the War Pensions Scheme's discretionary power to meet the cost of any necessary expenses in respect of medical, surgical or rehabilitative treatment of ex-members of the armed forces that arise wholly or mainly as a result of disablement due to service before 6 April 2005 where it is not provided for under other UK legislation. This includes the individual costs of war pensioners undergoing "remedial treatment" at homes run by Combat Stress for conditions related to their individual pensioned disablement and of related expenses such as travel costs. In addition, Combat Stress receives separate funding from the Scottish Health Board for war pensioners treatment at Hollybush House.

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garry walker
Posted on 26 Nov 2006 12:07 pm (Report this annotation)

The costs to run the 3 treatment centres and welfare service is in excess of £4 million pounds, per year,
where does the rest of the funding come from?, and why does the MOD not fund the full amount.

 

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