Armed Forces: Mefloquine
Commons · Question 77521 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Emma Lewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department's settlement of Lariam claims involved a non-disclosure agreement with solicitors acting for veteran claimants.
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 14 Oct 2025
Hilary Meredith Solicitors and the Ministry of Defence agreed to the inclusion of a confidentiality clause in the court order covering the damages settlement. It is a common feature of out of court settlements to keep confidential the amount of damages pa...