Lord Empey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Empey on 2014-04-08.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claims for hearing loss they have received from former members of the Ulster Defence Regiment.

Lord Astor of Hever

Claims for damages brought against the Ministry of Defence are not recorded in a manner that enables the specific regiment or unit of a claimant to be identified without incurring disproportionate cost. 10,148 such claims have been received in the last six years from current and former Service personnel serving in Northern Ireland. Around 7,500 such claims have been successful to date, and the total value of compensation paid as a result has been around £62.3 million.