HC Deb 19 December 2001 vol 377 cc339-40W
Mr. Jenkins

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the number of applicants to the(a) Army, (b) RAF, (c) Royal Navy and (d) Royal Marines turned down on medical grounds in each quarter of the last seven years. [21818]

Mr. Ingram

Information on the number of applicants rejected on medical grounds is not held centrally in the format or for the time period requested. Details which are available are as follows:

Medical rejections
Service/financial year Officers Other ranks
Royal Navy
1996–97 32 544
1997–98 16 764
1998–99 32 813
1999–2000 39 821
2000–01 43 923
2001–021 35 626
Royal Marines
1996–97 3 52
1997–98 1 93
1998–99 3 103
1999–2000 18 215
2000–01 21 247
2001–021 7 187
Army
1995–96 30 2
1996–97 38 2
1997–98 41 1,880
1998–99 42 2,304
1999–2000 60 1,660
2000–01 33 1,132
2001–021 43 2
Royal Air Force
1996–97 3184 56
1997–98 3183 88
1998–99 >3215 105
1999–2000 3215 126
2000–01 3255 193
2001–021 3107 184
1The figures for 2001–02 are as at 7 December 2001
2Army Other Rank figures unavailable for these years
3These figures are for RAF Officers and Airmen Aircrew combined