§ Dr. TwinnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many physiotherapists called up from the reserve since the start of the Gulf crisis have had appeals against their call-up allowed.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonOnly the Army called out physiotherapists from the reserve force. Ten of those who reported appealed, and six appeals were allowed by the on-site non-statutory panel specially convened to consider such cases.
One further individual whose claim was rejected by the on-site panel was subsequently released from military service following a successful appeal to the Army board under the provisions of section 181 of the Army Act 1955.
§ Dr. TwinnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the number of established posts for physiotherapists in each of the three armed services.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe current number of established physiotherapist posts for regular service personnel in each of the armed forces is:
Number Royal Navy 26 Army 41 RAF 32
§ Dr. TwinnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many regular physiotherapists there are in each of the three armed services.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe current strengths of regular physiotherapists in each of the three services is:
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Number RN 18 Army 19 RAF 23
§ Dr. TwinnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many physiotherapsists have been called up from the reserves since the start of the Gulf crisis.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonTwenty Army physiotherapsists were called out from the Army reserve forces and three individuals from the Territorial Army volunteered. Six individual reservists and the three members of the Territorial Army are currently serving.
§ Dr. TwinnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many physiotherapists are now serving in the armed forces as(a) regular and (b) reserve forces in (1) the United Kingdom (2) the Gulf and (3) elsewhere overseas.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe following table shows where both Regular and embodied reservist physiotherapists are deployed:
Service United Kingdom Gulf Elsewhere Royal Navy regular 14 2 2 Royal Navy reserve — — — Army regular 7 8 4 Army reserve 2 7 — Royal Air Force regular 13 5 5 Royal Air Force reserve — — —