§ Mr. JenkinsTo 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. IngramInformation 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:
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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