Nick Harvey
Liberal Democrat, North Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of time taken by Veterans UK and its predecessors to deal with cases relating to (a) war disablement pensions and (b) compensation for injuries or illness incurred during service in the armed forces was in each year since 2010.
Anna Soubry
The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
The average length of time taken by Veterans UK and its predecessors to deal with War Disablement Pensions (WDP) and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) claims are detailed in the table below:
Average Processing Time (Working Days) | |||||
2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-151 | |
AFCS | 93 | 125 | 164 | 109 | 89 |
WDP | 39 | 51 | 82 | 110 | 104 |
Note:
1As at 31 December 2014
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