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Written question asked by Madeleine Moon (Labour) on Friday, 4 January 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 January 2019. A holding answer was provided on Monday, 14 January 2019. A substantive answer was provided by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 January 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces: Death

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Service Inquires conducted after a death during a (a) training exercise and (b) selection event included heat illness as a factor in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013, (iii) 2014, (iv) 2015, (v) 2016 and (vi) 2017.

Answer

Between 2012-2017 only one Service Inquiry was conducted, in 2015, where heat illness was specifically found to be a causal or contributory factor following a military exercise.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
205219
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Armed forces Death Training Heatstroke
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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