Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nuclear veterans have (a) applied for and (b) been refused compensation under the War Pension Scheme.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 13419 on 19 November 2024 to the hon.Member for the Wrekin (Mark Pritchard).

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's timetable is for its review of the medical records of nuclear veterans.

Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 17507 on 12 December 2024 to the hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes).

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to (a) review and (b) update the National Radiological Protection Board report published on 4 January 1988.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The National Radiological Protection Board report that was published in 1988 has been updated a further three times. The publications are available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-weapons-test-participants-study/reference-papers-and-reports

A summary of the fourth analysis published in 2022 is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-weapons-test-participants-study/plan-for-the-fourth-analysis-of-the-nuclear-weapons-test-participants-study

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on Budgeting Loans (a) overall and (b) in each category in the 2023-24 financial year.

Answered by Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

The total spent on Budgeting Loan awards in the 2023/24 financial year was £260.6 million.

A category breakdown for budgeting loans will be published in due course in the 2023/24 Social Fund annual report. This will include the breakdowns by regions, claimant group, family composition and reason for refusal by application group.

Please see for more information the 2023/24 Social Fund Annual Accounts- Social Fund Account 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK

And previous Social Fund Annual reports- Social Fund accounts and reports - GOV.UK

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many pensioners are eligible for the Warm Homes Discount in each region.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Warm Home Discount statistics (published at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/warm-home-discount-statistics-2023-to-2024) provide data on the number of rebates received by region (table 2), by the benefits claimed which make recipients eligible (including pension credit, table 12) and by the age of the lead beneficiary (table 14). These statistics reflect rebates paid rather than eligibility.

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British Nuclear Testing Programme veterans

Found: Leyton and Wanstead) Alex Baker (Labour; Aldershot) Lincoln Jopp (Conservative; Spelthorne) Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

Found: present: Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Chair); Mr Calvin Bailey; Alex Baker; Lincoln Jopp; Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

Found: present: Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Chair); Mr Calvin Bailey; Alex Baker; Lincoln Jopp; Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

Found: present: Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Chair); Mr Calvin Bailey; Alex Baker; Lincoln Jopp; Ms Emma Lewell -Buck

Found: Ribeiro-Addy Kim Johnson Abtisam Mohamed Brian Leishman Clive Lewis Grahame Morris Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

Found: Presented by Andrew Ranger supported by Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck, Claire Hughes, Gill German, Catherine

Found: Presented by Andrew Ranger supported by Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck, Claire Hughes, Gill German, Catherine

Found: Ribeiro-Addy Kim Johnson Abtisam Mohamed Brian Leishman Clive Lewis Grahame Morris Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

Found: Ribeiro-Addy Kim Johnson Abtisam Mohamed Brian Leishman Clive Lewis Grahame Morris Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

Found: Ribeiro-Addy Kim Johnson Abtisam Mohamed Brian Leishman Clive Lewis Grahame Morris Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

Found: Ribeiro-Addy Kim Johnson Abtisam Mohamed Brian Leishman Clive Lewis Grahame Morris Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

Found: Ribeiro-Addy Kim Johnson Abtisam Mohamed Brian Leishman Clive Lewis Grahame Morris Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

Found: Ribeiro-Addy Kim Johnson Abtisam Mohamed Brian Leishman Clive Lewis Grahame Morris Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

Found: Ribeiro-Addy Kim Johnson Abtisam Mohamed Brian Leishman Clive Lewis Grahame Morris Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

This inquiry will examine the Armed Forces Covenant, the UK’s commitment to ensuring that members of the Armed Forces community are supported and treated fairly. The inquiry will explore whether the Covenant is working, examine areas where serving or former personnel and their families continue to face difficulties, and consider how the Covenant might be updated or expanded in scope. The Government has indicated that changes to the Covenant could be brought in during the next Parliamentary session as part of the next Armed Forces Bill; the recommendations of this inquiry will be able to inform that legislation.