§ Sir Peter LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel(a) have been obliged to retire because of asbestos or allied conditions and (b) have developed asbestosis or allied conditions after leaving the services in the last 10 years. [16225]
§ Mr. SoamesFive service personnel—two Army, two Royal Navy and one RAF—have retired in the last 10 years because of asbestosis or allied conditions. Figures for those who have developed asbestosis or allied conditions after leaving the services are not available.