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Armed Forces: Mefloquine

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have (a) the Surgeon General’s Office and (b) the Ministry of Defence more widely taken as a result of the 2016 recommendations of the Defence Committee report (HC567) on its inquiry into the harmful e

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
19 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 19 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have (a) the Surgeon General’s Office and (b) the Ministry of Defence more widely taken as a result of the 2016 recommendations of the Defence Committee report (HC567) on its inquiry into the harmful e

  2. 1 Jun 2026

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  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Defence Committee Report (HC567) made a series of recommendations on the Ministry of Defence (MOD) use of mefloquine (trade name Lariam), individual risk assessments, research undertaken research on mefloquine, and comparisons with the use of mefloqui...

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