Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many settlements for noise-induced hearing loss his Department made in 2024/25.

Between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, there were 149 initial injury/illness awards under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) for noise-induced hearing loss which were awarded under the Senses tariff of injury table.

Between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, 1,083 awards for noise-induced hearing loss conditions under the War Pensions Scheme.

Please note, numbers for AFCS include initial awards only. NIHL conditions which were initially rejected but were subsequently awarded, following a reconsideration or appeal in this financial year, have not been counted due to the complexity of the data.

Settlements of common law compensation claims brought against the Ministry of Defence for noise-induced hearing loss are published annually. These are published the year after the relevant financial year. For example, settled claims and compensation paid in financal year (FY) 2024-25 will be published in 2026. The link below provides the most up to date information relating to common law claims in FY2023-24 including clinical negligence claims.

MOD common law compensation claims statistics 2023/24 - GOV.UK