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Armed Forces: Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) current and (b) former military personnel have been diagnosed with cancer after serving on UK military helicopters.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
21 Feb 2025
Target answer date
25 Feb 2025
Answer
3 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) current and (b) former military personnel have been diagnosed with cancer after serving on UK military helicopters.

  2. 25 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Ministry of Defence Analysts are undertaking a review to determine the number of Serving personnel who have served as air crew and been diagnosed with cancer. I will write to hon. Member when information is available, and a copy of this letter will be pla...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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