HC Deb 05 March 2003 vol 400 cc1026-7W
Dr. Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many medical staff, broken down by specialty, will be deployed to the Gulf in the event of a conflict. [98930]

Dr. Moonie

If military action is undertaken by the coalition, just over 2,000 United Kingdom medical personnel are planned to be deployed to the Gulf region as follows:

Number
Registered medical practitioners 800
Medics 300
Nurses 800
Technicians 150

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