Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Minister for Veterans or anyone nominated on his behalf has plans to meet with (a) former military personnel and (b) representatives of the Justice 4 Veterans group, to discuss issues of concern to those groups; and if he will make a statement.
There are no plans to meet with Justice4Veterans. It has long been accepted by the UK Government that some veterans developed disabling non-specific symptoms on their return from the Gulf. Extensive international research has failed to establish a discrete underlying disorder or causal factors. Any veteran of the 1990-91 Gulf Conflict who believes their health has been adversely affected by their Service can apply for compensation under the War Pension Scheme, which covers any injury, illness, or death caused by Service before 6 April 2005.