Question follow-through · 94541

Ministry of Defence: Asbestos

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many settlements for asbestos related disease his Department made in 2024/25.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 25 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 1 Dec 2025
Answer: 1 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

25 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many settlements for asbestos related disease his Department made in 2024/25.
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Dec 2025
Answer published
Settlements of asbestos related compensation claims brought against the Ministry of Defence for asbestos related disease are published annually. These are published the year after the relevant financial year (FY). For example, settled claims and compensat...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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