Navy: Mesothelioma
(asked on 18th August 2021) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter from the Minister for Defence People and Veterans to the Rt hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne on 30 July 2021, how many Royal Navy personnel have applied for compensation for mesothelioma in each year since 2016.
The Number of Royal Navy personnel who have applied for compensation for mesothelioma in each year since 2016 can be found in the table below:
Financial Year | Royal Navy Personnel |
2016 -17 | 94 |
2017 -18 | 63 |
2018 -19 | 55 |
2019 - 20 | 72 |
2020 - 21 | 70 |
2021 – 23 Aug 2021 | 27 |
Total | 381 |
All claims for mesothelioma during 2016-17 and 2017-18 were made after a diagnosis had already been confirmed. From 2018 to date some claims for compensation have been made where, upon investigation, the formal diagnosis is not mesothelioma.