§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel were injured(a) in the United Kingdom and (b) abroad during (i) 1997, (ii) 1996 and (ii) 1995. [43481]
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§ Dr. ReidThe numbers of Service personnel injured in the UK and abroad in the years 1995, 1996 and 1997 were as follows:
Year UK Abroad 1995 4,316 1,717 1996 4,322 1,389 1997 3,387 790 Notes:
1. The figures provided include injuries resulting in death.
2. The figures for the United Kingdom include injuries which occurred in UK waters and the North Atlantic.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel who were injured(a) in the United Kingdom and (b) abroad during (i) 1997, (ii) 1996 and (iii) 1995 were forced through their injuries to leave the service. [43480]
§ Dr. ReidThe numbers of Service personnel medically discharged in the years 1995, 1996 and 1997 owing to injuries sustained in the UK and abroad were as follows:
Year UK Abroad 1995 450 88 1996 573 81 1997 484 77 Notes:
1. The figures provided represent the numbers of medical discharges resulting from injury irrespective of the year in which the injury was sustained. The total number of injuries occurring in 1995, 1996 and 1997 which resulted in medical discharge within the same year or a later year could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.
2. The figures for the United Kingdom include injuries which occurred in UK waters and the North Atlantic.