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Armed Forces: Mefloquine

Commons · Question 82324 · Tabled 15 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Emma Lewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost to the public purse is for compensation paid to (a) (i) former and (ii) current armed forces personnel and (b) their solicitors in relation to the use of Lariam by the Armed Forces.

Answer

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 22 Oct 2025

The Ministry of Defence is unable to disclose the total amount of damages paid out for common law claims related to Lariam as they are subject to the usual confidentiality undertaking agreed with claimants' legal representatives. The same applies to claim...