Question follow-through · 17028

Military Aircraft: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will take steps to discover the full extent of health issues in aircrew exposed to (a) fuel and (b) exhaust fumes from helicopters.

answeredHelen MorganMinistry of Defence

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
29 Nov 2024
Target answer date
4 Dec 2024
Answer
4 Dec 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will take steps to discover the full extent of health issues in aircrew exposed to (a) fuel and (b) exhaust fumes from helicopters.

  2. 4 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Defence is committed to the health and wellbeing of our people. The Independent Medical Expert Group (IMEG) was previously tasked to review independently the evidence base for causality between Sea King helicopter exhaust fumes and rare ca...

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