aldridge from fort battalion rifles serving as part of three rifles battle group and corporal daniel cooper who served battalion rifles who died in afghanistan. they were heroes who displayed extraordinary courage and absolute commitment to the task before them and their colleagues along with their families and friends who will remember them with great pride. >> can i join the leader of the house in paying tribute to those who lost their lives in service to their country. the compensation paid by the ministry of defense to the families of those killed in action does not take into account when calculating benefit assessments with the result that some families receive no compensation at all and others left worse off. you look at this as a matter of urgency to see what can be done. >> the ministry of defence has been concerned to ensure that we support those who have been injured in the line of service. as the secretary of defense produced a commend paper which particularly addressed the issue. there has been a big upgrade in the compensation scheme and a further review of the compensation sch