Asked by: Jared O'Mara (Independent - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research his Department has commissioned into the prevention of non-freezing cold injury.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
A field assessment tool is currently being developed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) which aims to reduce the incidence of non-freezing cold injury (NFCI). The tool will shortly enter its clinical assessment phase.
A MOD commissioned study, which commenced in April 2016, is investigating the symptoms of NFCI and has reported that NFCI is a form of neuropathy. As a result, further research is planned to look at the pathophysiology of NFCI and, in particular, whether there is a vascular component to it.
Asked by: Jared O'Mara (Independent - Sheffield, Hallam)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will name one of the Royal Navy's next generation of Type 26 frigates after the city of Sheffield.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
The names for the new City Class Type 26 Frigates have been decided and will be announced at appropriate opportunities in the future. So far two ships have been named as HMS GLASGOW and HMS BELFAST