§ Mr. David Youngasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have received a medical discharge from illness or accident in each of the last five years; and how many of these have had a medical discharge due to wounds received in the course of military action.
§ Mr. WigginThe information requested for the latest five years for which it is available is as follows:
Total discharges Discharges due to military action 1976 1,749 19 1977 1,691 17 1978 1,632 12 1979 1,386 10 1980 1,004 8 All the medical discharges due to military action were as a result of wounds incurred in Northern Ireland.