United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3136
Army: Sickle Cell Diseases
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14 January 2020
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20 January 2020 · Answer
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20 January 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking in response to the coroner's report of 30 December 2019 that linked the deaths of two Army recruits on military exercises to sickle cell anaemia.
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14 January 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking in response to the coroner's report of 30 December 2019 that linked the deaths of two Army recruits on military exercises to sickle cell anaemia.
Source: Commons
20 January 2020
Answer
The Army takes the safety of applicants and Serving personnel extremely seriously. Following the deaths of two Commonwealth applicants, a version of the NHS Family Origins Questionnaire is now used at assessment centres to screen all candidates. This enab...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-01-14/3136
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1170748
- uk · wq-1170748 · source updated 20 January 2020