Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 10 June (HL211), whether war pensions have been mentioned in any government statements concerning the level of spending on defence, other than their statement on defence spending submissions to NATO between 2011 and 2014.

The information is not held centrally and to check all statements and publications could be undertaken only at disproportionate cost. Expenditure on war pensions has been included in the Ministry of Defence (MOD)'s Annual Report and Accounts as part of the MOD's operating costs since 2001.