HL Deb 11 November 1999 vol 606 cc187-8WA
Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

asked Her Majesty's Government:

For each of the last five years, how many Armed Forces service personnel deaths were attributable to their service. [HL4580]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

The number of Armed Forces service personnel deaths who died in service for reasons attributable to service in each of the last five years is set out in the following table.

Description 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999*
Hostile Action 0 4 1 0 2
Training & Exercise 4 1 4 9 6
Other 34 14 11 30 18
Total 38 19 16 39 26
*To date.

These figures do not include former Armed Forces personnel who died for reasons attributable to service after retirement.