Written questions

Military Aircraft: Helicopters

Commons · Question 17028 · Tabled 29 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 4 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will take steps to discover the full extent of health issues in aircrew exposed to (a) fuel and (b) exhaust fumes from helicopters.

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 4 Dec 2024

The Ministry of Defence is committed to the health and wellbeing of our people. The Independent Medical Expert Group (IMEG) was previously tasked to review independently the evidence base for causality between Sea King helicopter exhaust fumes and rare ca...