Armed Forces: Coeliac Disease
Commons · Question 5894 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of removing the prohibition on coeliac disease sufferers serving in the Armed Forces.
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 16 Oct 2024
The Department is assessing current policies and identifying those which obstruct individuals from joining the Armed Forces. It is essential that new entrants to the Armed Forces are medically fit to meet the various challenges of Service life and the rol...