Written question asked by Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Monday, 29 September 2008.

Gulf War Veterans

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answers by Baroness Taylor of Bolton on 12 December 2007 (WA 54–55) and Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 4 June (WA 58) about the handling of the case of Gulf War veteran the late Mr T E Walker, what further information they have on the inquest into his death and its outcome.

Answer: The Newcastle-upon-Tyne coroner is conducting the inquest into Mr Walker's death. He adjourned the inquest in December 2007 at the request of Mr Walker’s parents’ solicitors, so that he could receive and consider further representations about its scope. We understand that the coroner is still waiting for the representations from the solicitors and he has recently written to them to clarify the position. The coroner will decide when to resume the inquest in the light of the response received.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 703 c380-1WA; 5253
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Gulf War Veterans
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
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House of Lords; Armed Forces: War Pensions
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
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House of Lords
Notes: Answer received between Tuesday 2 September and Monday 8 September 2008
Subjects: Coroners Iraq-Kuwait conflict Gulf War syndrome Veterans
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