Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department paid in compensation to former Royal Navy personnel for exposure to asbestos in each year since 2016.

Information is not held in the format requested.

Data is not held electronically on how conditions arise, including exposure to Asbestos. It is possible that claimants may attribute certain conditions to Asbestos exposure when submitting a claim. However, the claims process uses medical evidence to assess the condition independent of cause and it is the condition which is recorded.