questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many settlement payments were issued by his Department for asbestos-related diseases in 2022-23.
answerText: In 2022-23, 105 cases. The answer reflects damages paid in settlement of common law compensation claims against the MOD in respect of asbestos related disease where the final damage payment has been made in 2022-23.
heading: Asbestos: Industrial Diseases