§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel are being treated for post traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. [176804]
§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many British troops who have served in Iraq have been found to be suffering from post traumatic stress disorder; [183194]
(2) what estimate he has made of the percentage of troops who have returned from Iraq who are suffering from mental health problems. [183195]
§ Mr. Caplin[holding answer Tuesday 8 June 2004]: Over the period January 2003 to February 2004, the latest dates for which figures are available, 461 military personnel who served in Iraq were recorded as having experienced mental health problems. This represents 0.7 per cent. of those who had returned from deployment to Iraq at that time. Of these, 52 personnel were codified, under the International Codification of Disease system, as having Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.