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Armed Forces Bill

Proceeding contribution from Bob Ainsworth (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 10 January 2011. It occurred during Debate on bills on Armed Forces Bill.
As we have descended into being a little partisan, let me ask whether my right hon. Friend remembers that as well as doubling the up-front payment for compensation, we introduced, through the auspices of Admiral Boyce, further improvements in the compensation scheme. One of the improvements that I was most concerned to secure was an increase above the rate of inflation for soldiers who were injured early in life, and therefore before their career had developed, to compensate them for the development that they would inevitably have made. However, the change from the retail prices index to the consumer prices index will take that money back from the very people who have benefited from the improvements that Admiral Boyce brought in on our behalf.

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Reference

521 c57-8 

Session

2010-12

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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