Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the average amount of time veterans with successful applications to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme have had to wait for payment, in each year from 2010 to 2022.

Statistics on payment times are not routinely recorded as this is a simple process once a decision has been made. However, I can confirm that there are no delays to processing of payments once an eligibility and entitlement decision is reached. Award payments arising from successful applications are processed within 48 hours of the decision being made and the applicant being notified. It can take 7-10 days for the payments to reach the individual's bank account.