Corri Wilson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Corri Wilson on 2016-03-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel who have made a claim under the Mercantile Marine Scheme as part of the War Pension Scheme have stated that their injury or illness was a result of deployment to Operation Granby whilst working in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Mr Julian Brazier

Between 1 April 2003 and 31 March 2015 (the latest data available), there were 20 Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel who made a claim under the Mercantile Marine Scheme as part of the War Pension Scheme. None of these personnel stated that their injury or illness was a result of deployment to Operation Granby.

In line with Defence Statistics’ rounding policy, all figures of five or more have been rounded to the nearest five.