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Question follow-through · 4187

USA: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds information on British personnel affected by water contamination at US Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
4 Sept 2024
Target answer date
9 Sept 2024
Answer
28 Oct 2024 · 54 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds information on British personnel affected by water contamination at US Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987.

  2. 9 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Defence does not hold information on British personnel affected by water contamination at US Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987. While we do not have details of personnel who served at the Camp, we are making every effort...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

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USA: Veterans

29 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 28 October 2024 to Questions 4187, 4188, and 4189 on USA: Veterans, what steps his Department is taking to encourage Camp Lejeune veterans to come forward if they believe they have been

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

USA: Veterans

29 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 28 October 2024 to Questions 4187, 4188, and 4189 on USA: Veterans, whether he has held discussions with veterans organisations on encouraging Camp Lejeune veterans to come forward if t

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

USA: Veterans

29 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2024 to Question 4189 on USA: Veterans, how many Camp Lejeune veterans have contacted his Department as a result of the encouragement cited.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

USA: Veterans

12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 6 November to Questions 11571 and 11572 on USA: Veterans, how many Camp Lejeune veterans have applied through the War Pension Scheme.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

USA: Veterans

12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 6 November to Questions 11571 and 11572 on USA: Veterans, what epidemiological studies he plans to commission for (a) service personnel and (b) dependents who may have been contaminated

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

USA: Veterans

19 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what access to compensation from his Department family members of UK service personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune have for illness resulting from contamination.

Strong linkSame MP, department and exact heading

USA: Veterans

26 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 13744 on USA: Veterans, what platforms his Department has used to encourage (a) Service personnel, (b) veterans and (c) dependents previously based in Camp L

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

War Pensions

2 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2024 to Question 14931 on War Widows Pension Scheme, how many (a) spouses and (b) civil partners have claimed compensation via the War Widows Pension Scheme.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

LGBT Veterans Independent Review

6 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for publication of the response to the financial award section of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review, published on 19 July 2023.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

North Carolina: Water

2 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list communications issued from his Department to potential victims of water contamination in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina between 1953 and 1987.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

North Carolina: Water

2 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) on what dates and (b) how his Department contacted service personnel on potential exposure to water contaminants in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina between 1953 and 1987.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

North Carolina: Water

2 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department has discharged its duty of care to service (a) personnel and (b) families for potential contamination by toxic chemicals in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina between 1953 and 1987.