HC Deb 28 May 2004 vol 422 cc210-1W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many investigations were conducted by the Land Accident Investigation Team for the last full year for which figures are available, broken down by nature; and how many and what percentage of investigations involved the deaths of(a) service personnel and (b) civilians. [176023]

Mr. Caplin

Between 1 April 2003 and 31 March 2004, the Land Accident Investigation Team investigated 161 reported incidents.

These investigations, broken down by nature, are as follows:

Number
Adventurous Training 12
Ammunition 52
Equipment 13
Military Training 24
Miscellaneous 8
Physical Training 7
Vehicle Accidents 45

Of these, 20 (12.4 per cent.) involved the deaths of service personnel, while three (1.8 per cent.) involved the deaths of civilians.

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