Armed Forces: Asbestos
Commons · Question 77527 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Emma Lewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims his Department (a) has settled, (b) has refused and (c) are outstanding for asbestos exposure relating to service in the armed forces.
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 15 Oct 2025
Service personnel who develop lung cancer or asbestos-related diseases due to Service before 6 April 2005 may be eligible for compensation under the War Pension Scheme (WPS). For conditions arising on or after this date, the Armed Forces Compensation Sche...