Written question asked by Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru) on Monday, 24 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 October 2005. It was answered by Lord Touhig (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 November 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Operation Telic
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service men and women who have served in Operation Telic have reported illnesses similar to those reported by veterans of the Gulf War.
- Answer
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Information on all the illnesses reported by members of the armed forces is not held centrally. For serving personnel, medical records are normally held locally by service medical officers. For individuals who have left the services, the normal practice is to offer the records to their GP for permanent retention.As a result of the lessons learned during the 1990–91 Gulf Conflict, the Ministry of Defence took early action to put in place a large scale and long-term epidemiological study to monitor the physical and psychological health of personnel who served in Operation TELIC. This research is being undertaken by King's College, London and the results are expected to be published in 2006. If any unusual patterns of illness are found, they will be addressed as soon as possible.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 22473; 438 c916-7W;438 c914-5W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Related items
- Subjects
- Diseases Iraq Peacekeeping operations Iraq conflict
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