§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of(a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force tested positive for the use of controlled substances in the most recent testing programme; and if he will list those personnel discharged, broken down by military rank. [82121]
§ Dr. MoonieThe armed forces conduct a rolling Compulsory Drugs Testing programme. For the period 1 January and 30 June 2002 the numbers are as follows:
Service Number of tests Positive results Discharges The Naval Service 7,793 29 Lt Cdr x 1 CPOx l Pox 2 Leading Hand x 3 Able Rate x 20 Army 44,625 255 Cplx 2 L/Cpl x 16 Ptex l65 RAF 5,038 3 Jnr Tech x 1 A number of personnel are awaiting a decision on discharge, therefore the discharge rate is likely to increase.