United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 190551
Armed Forces: Mesothelioma
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12 November 2018
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19 November 2018 · Answer
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Defence
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19 November 2018
Summary
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.
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12 November 2018
Written question
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.
Source: Commons
19 November 2018
Answer
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 a...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2018-11-12/190551
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1005830
- uk · wq-1005830 · source updated 19 November 2018