§ Lord Vivianasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many of the medically downgraded 9,635 Army personnel are unfit for deployment outside the United Kingdom, for deployment on operational duties and for deployment overseas. [HL2600]
§ Lord BachThe figure of 9,635 medically downgraded personnel in the Army was as at 1 April 2001. As at 1 January 2002, there were 10,126 medically downgraded personnel. The breakdown of this total is shown below.
Number of medically downgraded personnel deployable overseas in any part of the world in a line of communication or base role, but not in a fighting role 7,159 Number of medically downgraded personnel who may be employed outside the UK in Germany, Belgium or (for Gurkas) Nepal 1,435 Number of medically downgraded personnel unfit for any deployment outside the UK 1,532