Written questions

Military Aircraft: Helicopters

Commons · Question 15109 · Tabled 19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 26 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the highest individual settlement paid to an aircrew member has been for the impact of helicopter exhaust fume exposure in each of the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 26 Nov 2024

In the last five financial years, damages have been paid in 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2023-24 to former aircrew who have made common law compensation claims alleging adverse impacts of helicopter exhaust fumes. I have concerns that disclosing individual damage...