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date	02/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces and Veterans: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department keeps a list of (a) approved and (b) unapproved (i) courses and (ii) subjects for Standard Learning Credits for (A) serving members of the armed forces and (B) veterans.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	156939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The Standard Learning Credits (SLC) Scheme provides financial support throughout a Service persons’ career to enhance their educational and vocational achievements in service. It allows for multiple, small-scale learning purposes and courses that have been approved by their Line Manager and discussed with Education Staff as part of a Service persons’ Personal Development Plan. Veterans are not eligible for the SLC scheme unless specific criteria are met, as outlined in Joint Service Publication (JSP) 534 – Tri Service Resettlement and Employment Support Manual.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not maintain a list of individual courses eligible for SLCs. Instead, Defence has criteria which a course must meet in order to be eligible for a Service person to use SLCs on. This is set out in JSP 882, Section 2.3 Eligibility to Claim: <a href="https://www.enhancedlearningcredits.com/uploads/documents/jsp_822_-_vol_9_-_elective_education_-_v5_-_sept_2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.enhancedlearningcredits.com/uploads/documents/jsp_822_-_vol_9_-_elective_education_-_v5_-_sept_2022.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 07/03/2023 12:28:21 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

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date	02/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department's policy to pay previously agreed uplifts to the service pensions of former service personnel who are no longer domiciled in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	157041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>When a member of the Armed Forces reaches their retirement age they receive one of the most generous pensions available in the UK. This fairly reflects the unique sacrifice they have provided their country throughout their career. Armed Forces pensions are claimed and paid in the same way no matter where a veteran chooses to live and uprated in-line with the consumer price index (CPI). The CPI rate used is the CPI headline rate for the September prior to the April adjustment the following year as announced by the Treasury. This is in line with the statutory requirement set out in the Pensions Increase Act 1971 and Social Security Pensions Act 1975.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 07/03/2023 12:29:08 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan