§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel who have been medically downgraded(a) have continued to be and (b) have subsequently been employed in operational areas in the last 12 months. [14269]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 21 November 2001]: This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel were medically downgraded in each service in each month of the last 12 months. [14268]
§ Dr. Moonie[holding answer 21 November 2001]: The information requested is given in the table for the Army and RAF. The figures requested are not available for naval personnel. As at 20 November 2001, there were 3,678 trained naval personnel in a medically downgraded category.
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Date Army1 RAF2 November 2000 9,284 3,772 December 2000 9,369 3,801 January 2001 9,431 3,813 February 2001 9,529 3,907
Date Army1 RAF2 March 2001 9,595 3,860 April 2001 9,365 3,888 May 2001 9,674 3,893 June 2001 9,675 3,869 July 2001 9,700 3,873 August 2001 9,718 3,871 September 2001 9,788 3,867 October 2001 9,837 3,888 1 The figures for medically downgraded Army personnel comprise personnel at all levels of medical downgrading below fully fit. Of these, some two thirds are able to be deployed on military operations but not at the front line. The figures comprise trained personnel only. 2 The figures for medically downgraded RAF personnel comprise personnel who are considered unfit for any type of deployment. The figures comprise trained and untrained personnel.