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date	29/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mefloquine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under which circumstances members of the British Armed Forces are issued with Mefloquine.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	11674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>Anti-malaria drugs, including mefloquine, are only prescribed after a face-to-face individual risk assessment. The recommended anti-malaria drug is determined by the sensitivity of malaria parasites to those drugs in different parts of the world based on Public Health England guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Mefloquine is only prescribed by a doctor and after other alternatives have been identified as unsuitable and is not prescribed to divers, aircrew, or air traffic controllers.</p><p> </p><p>In all cases, the authority and supply details for anti-malarial drugs are recorded on the individual’s medical note, and personnel supplied with anti-malarial drugs are issued copies of all manufacturer-provided patient documentation relevant to that drug.</p><p> </p><p>Between 1 January 2017 and 30 September 2023, there were 210 prescriptions for mefloquine issued to 172 UK Armed Forces personnel.</p><p> </p><p>Prescriptions for military personnel, issued by community pharmacies under contract with the Ministry of Defence (MOD), are captured in the data.</p><p> </p><p>Armed Forces personnel are advised to inform Defence healthcare if they receive healthcare outside of the MOD to ensure it is captured on their healthcare record.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 11675 11676 question first answered 05/02/2024 15:36:22 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1685572

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mefloquine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times Mefloquine has been issued to service personnel since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	11675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>Anti-malaria drugs, including mefloquine, are only prescribed after a face-to-face individual risk assessment. The recommended anti-malaria drug is determined by the sensitivity of malaria parasites to those drugs in different parts of the world based on Public Health England guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Mefloquine is only prescribed by a doctor and after other alternatives have been identified as unsuitable and is not prescribed to divers, aircrew, or air traffic controllers.</p><p> </p><p>In all cases, the authority and supply details for anti-malarial drugs are recorded on the individual’s medical note, and personnel supplied with anti-malarial drugs are issued copies of all manufacturer-provided patient documentation relevant to that drug.</p><p> </p><p>Between 1 January 2017 and 30 September 2023, there were 210 prescriptions for mefloquine issued to 172 UK Armed Forces personnel.</p><p> </p><p>Prescriptions for military personnel, issued by community pharmacies under contract with the Ministry of Defence (MOD), are captured in the data.</p><p> </p><p>Armed Forces personnel are advised to inform Defence healthcare if they receive healthcare outside of the MOD to ensure it is captured on their healthcare record.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 11674 11676 question first answered 05/02/2024 15:36:22 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1683693

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, If he will publish his Department's proposals to compensate war widows who lost their War Widow's Pension and did not benefit from changes on 31 March 1973 and 5 April 2005.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	10590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>The War Widows Recognition Payment was announced in Parliament on 17 May 2023. A further announcement with details on taxation was made by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 19 September 2023. On 16 October 2023 the full policy was launched and details are available at the following website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/war-widowers-recognition-payment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/war-widowers-recognition-payment</a></p><p> </p><p>As at 19 January 2024, the number of War Widows Recognition Payments awarded was 100.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 10589 question first answered 26/01/2024 10:54:03 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe