To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims in respect of Gulf War related illness have been (a) rejected and (b) accepted by the Veterans Agency, Blackpool; and how many claims have been allowed the right of appeal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims in respect of Gulf War related illness have been (a) rejected and (b) accepted by the Veterans Agency, Blackpool; and how many claims have been allowed the right of appeal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will reassess the claims of those Gulf War veterans whose claims to be suffering from Gulf War-related illnesses have been rejected. - Inc ref to 29 November 2004, 428 c354.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will reassess the claims of those Gulf War veterans whose claims to be suffering from Gulf War-related illnesses have been rejected. - Inc ref to 29 November 2004, 428 c354.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set up a fund from which to make ex gratia payments on a pro-rata basis to all those veterans of the First Gulf War who have made successful claims to be suffering from Gulf War-related illnesses. - Inc ref...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set up a fund from which to make ex gratia payments on a pro-rata basis to all those veterans of the First Gulf War who have made successful claims to be suffering from Gulf War-related illnesses. - Inc ref...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to refer to the symptoms with which veterans of the First Gulf War are suffering as gulf war syndrome.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to refer to the symptoms with which veterans of the First Gulf War are suffering as gulf war syndrome.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the report of the independent public inquiry into Gulf War Syndrome chaired by Lord Lloyd; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to 428 c911W, 13 December 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the report of the independent public inquiry into Gulf War Syndrome chaired by Lord Lloyd; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to 428 c911W, 13 December 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the findings of the Lord Lloyd Inquiry into Gulf War illnesses, with particular reference to his response to the recommendations. - Inc ref to 428 c911W, 13 December 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the findings of the Lord Lloyd Inquiry into Gulf War illnesses, with particular reference to his response to the recommendations. - Inc ref to 428 c911W, 13 December 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will accept (a) Gulf War Syndrome and (b) Acute Vaccination Reaction as being attributable to service when applications are made for a war pension.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will accept (a) Gulf War Syndrome and (b) Acute Vaccination Reaction as being attributable to service when applications are made for a war pension.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set up an ex gratia scheme to deal with claims for Gulf War-related illnesses; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures and ref to reply on 29 November 2004, 428 c354.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set up an ex gratia scheme to deal with claims for Gulf War-related illnesses; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures and ref to reply on 29 November 2004, 428 c354.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the report of the US Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the report of the US Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gulf War veterans of the 1990-91 campaign are estimated to be suffering from auto-immune induced osteoporosis; what plans he has to introduce (a) a compensation scheme and (b) additional pension entitlement for Gulf War veterans of the 1990-91 campaign who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gulf War veterans of the 1990-91 campaign are estimated to be suffering from auto-immune induced osteoporosis; what plans he has to introduce (a) a compensation scheme and (b) additional pension entitlement for Gulf War veterans of the 1990-91 campaign who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gulf War veterans suffering from Gulf War illnesses have been tested for (a) depleted uranium poisoning, (b) squalene antibodies and (c) microplasmal organisms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gulf War veterans suffering from Gulf War illnesses have been tested for (a) depleted uranium poisoning, (b) squalene antibodies and (c) microplasmal organisms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the incidence of osteoporosis in British service personnel and military medical auxiliaries who served in (a) the 1991 Gulf War and (b) the invasion of Iraq in Operation Telic in 2003. - Includes figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the incidence of osteoporosis in British service personnel and military medical auxiliaries who served in (a) the 1991 Gulf War and (b) the invasion of Iraq in Operation Telic in 2003. - Includes figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of whether the epidemiological evidence available supports the existence of Gulf War Syndrome. - Inc ref to 10 December 2003, 415 c135WH.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of whether the epidemiological evidence available supports the existence of Gulf War Syndrome. - Inc ref to 10 December 2003, 415 c135WH.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British personnel (a) serving and (b) having served in Iraq in 2003 have contracted leishmaniasis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British personnel (a) serving and (b) having served in Iraq in 2003 have contracted leishmaniasis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ex-servicemen and women have presented with asbestos related diseases (ARDs); how many more the Government forecasts will present with ARDs; and if he will make a statement. - Will write and copy will be placed in Library. (Holding answer 10...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ex-servicemen and women have presented with asbestos related diseases (ARDs); how many more the Government forecasts will present with ARDs; and if he will make a statement. - Will write and copy will be placed in Library. (Holding answer 10...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the contraction, spread and treatment of (a) severe diarrhoea and (b) cholera amongst the troops in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the contraction, spread and treatment of (a) severe diarrhoea and (b) cholera amongst the troops in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of infections (a) broken down by diagnosis and (b) as a proportion of population at risk there were among service personnel deployed in the Gulf in 2003. - The information requested is not held centrally and would incur disproportionate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of infections (a) broken down by diagnosis and (b) as a proportion of population at risk there were among service personnel deployed in the Gulf in 2003. - The information requested is not held centrally and would incur disproportionate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what kinds of illnesses, at present accepted under the burden of proof for the war pensions scheme, would cease to be accepted under his proposed changes; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what kinds of illnesses, at present accepted under the burden of proof for the war pensions scheme, would cease to be accepted under his proposed changes; and if he will make a statement.