§ Lord Gardenasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many British service personnel were moved from Iraq in each month between October 2003 and September 2004 for (a) combat and (b) non-combat related medical reasons. [HL4334]
§ Lord BachMedical evacuation records are collated on a weekly, not monthly, basis so the following table is based on the total at the end of the whole week nearest to the end of each calendar month.
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Number October 2003 47 November 54 December 77 January 2004 60 February 44 March 55 April 77 May 75 June 94 July 90 August 78 September 49 We do not hold centrally details of the causes of medical evacuations and the information could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The figures, therefore, are the total of all combat and non-combat related injuries and illnesses.
§ Lord Gardenasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many British service men and women were deployed in Afghanistan on 1 October in (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and Royal Marines and (c) the Royal Air Force; and [HL4332]
How many British service men and women deployed in Afghanistan on 1 October in (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and Royal Marines and (c) the Royal Air Force were under the command of the NATO International Security Assistance Force Commander. [HL4333]
§ Lord BachAs at 1 October 2004, the approximate numbers of British personnel deployed to Afghanistan were:
Under ISAF command Total Royal Navy and Royal Marines 10 10 Army 450 690 Royal Air Force 10 300 Total 470 1,000 In addition, tactical command of the Harrier GR7s sorties is delegated to the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) for the duration of the reconnaissance missions they fly for ISAF. These personnel are not included in the ISAF total above.
Those Armed Forces personnel not deployed with ISAF are typically either members of the UK's national component command or embedded coalition officers.