HC Deb 03 December 2002 vol 395 c695W
Alan Simpson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Territorial Army are(a) medical officers, (b) nurses and (c) combat medical technicians. [83404]

Dr. Moonie

The following table shows the numbers of Doctors, Nurses and Combat Medical Technicians (CMTs) in Army Medical Services TA units (Field Ambulances, Medical Squadrons, Specialist Units, Ambulance Regiments and Field Hospitals), as at 29 November 2002:

Number
Doctors 405
Nurses 1,213
Combat Medical Technicians 1,463

In addition, other units throughout the TA are established for medical officers and CMTs. Information on which of these posts are filled is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

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