Question follow-through · 6743
Armed Forces: Asbestos
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the report by the Defence Safety Authority entitled Service Inquiry into the alleged exposure of UK Defence Personnel to asbesto
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 4 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 8 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 16 Oct 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the report by the Defence Safety Authority entitled Service Inquiry into the alleged exposure of UK Defence Personnel to asbesto
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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16 Oct 2024
Answer published
Significant progress has been made against the implementation of the recommendations made in the Service Inquiry. The Ministry of Defence's Directorate of Defence Safety has provided further guidance to reinforce managers responsibilities for controlling ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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