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Written question asked by Parmjit Singh Gill (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 23 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 April 2005. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 April 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the armed forces had a registered disability in each year since 1997.
Answer

Mr. Gill: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people in the armed forces had a registered disability in each year since 1997. [224281] Mr. Caplin: [holding answer 4 April 2005]: Details of personnel who are classified as disabled under the terms of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 are not held centrally. The armed forces are exempt from the employment provisions of the Act.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
432 c1514W;432 c1510W; 224281
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Disability Armed forces Staff
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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