Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average settlement payment was following the resolution of (a) bullying, (b) harassment and (c) discrimination cases in his Department in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21, (iii) 2021-22 and (iv) 2022-23 financial years.

The answer reflects damages paid in full and final settlement of common law compensation claims against the MOD where bullying, harassment or discrimination are the main causes of action. Given the way such claims are categorised and recorded, it is not possible to separate between bullying, harassment and discrimination.

(i) 2019-20: Average compensation £145,704.

(ii) 2020-21: Average compensation £100,527.

(iii) 2021-22: Average compensation £228,669.

(iv) 2022-23: Average compensation £235,564.