Armed Forces: Mesothelioma
(asked on 12th November 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service personnel and (b) veterans have been awarded (i) a War Disablement Pension and (ii) lump sum compensation for mesothelioma in each year since December 2015.
On 16 December 2015, it was announced that a change would be made to the War Pension Scheme legislation to enable the payment, on or after 11 April 2016, of a lump sum to veterans diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma.
The number of veterans who have been awarded a War Disablement Pension for mesothelioma is:
11 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 | 2 |
1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 | 6 |
1 April 2018 to 13 November 2018 | 1 |
The number of veterans who have been awarded a lump sum payment for mesothelioma under the War Pension Scheme:
11 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 | 119 |
1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 | 85 |
1 April 2018 to 13 November 2018 | 38 |
There have been no compensation claims made by Service personnel for mesothelioma.