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Written question asked by Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Drayson (Labour) on Thursday, 21 July 2005.


Gulf War Illnesses

Question
What payments have so far been made in respect of illnesses contracted by troops involved in the current deployment to Iraq, including post traumatic stress disorder.
Answer

Payments have been made in respect of disablement due to service in Operation TELIC. However, extracting the information required to answer the question from data held would require examination of individual case files and could only be provided at disproportionate effort.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1129; 673 c281WA
Session
2005-06
Related items
Gulf War Illnesses
Wednesday, 19 October 2005
Written questions
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Gulf War Illnesses
Friday, 9 December 2005
Written questions
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Subjects
Armed forces Armed conflict Diseases Iraq Payments Peacekeeping operations Iraq conflict Post-traumatic stress disorder Veterans
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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