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Written question asked by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Thursday, 30 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 December 2023 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 December 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence: Personal Injury

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 122 his Department's publication entitled Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023, how much the average settlement was for amounts paid under Settlements of Other Personal Injury in the 2022-23 financial year.

Answer

The average settlement of damages was £835,000.

The answer has been limited to only those Other Personal Injury cases reported in the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023 as having damage payments over £300,000 in 2022 to 2023 where full settlement on damages has been reached. The totality of damage payments has been used should any damage payments have been made in previous financial years.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4626
Session
2023-24
Related items
Subjects
Compensation Personal injury Ministry of Defence
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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