asked Her Majesty’s Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 17 March (WA 23), by what process service and ex-service personnel were individually invited to respond to the proposals in the consultation paper Transforming Tribunals; and which organisations were invited to respond. [HL2819]

Transforming Tribunals was published on 28 November, both in hard copy and on the Ministry of Justice website. Publication was accompanied by a press release. The views of all those who deal with tribunals on the issues set out in the paper were invited. In respect of service and ex-service personnel, copies of the paper were sent directly to the Royal British Legion and Eastern War Pensions, which currently represent over 80 per cent of appellants in PAT cases.

In addition to their responses, and as stated in my reply of 17 March, a number of other service organisations have responded to the consultation, including the Royal Air Force Association, Combat Stress, the Army Benevolent Fund, the British Limbless Ex-Service Men’s Association and the Confederation of British Service and Ex-Service Organisations. The Pensions Appeal Tribunal also made a detailed submission, which was the subject of Lord Morris’s Question.