Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Monday, 7 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 November 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 14 November 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Generals
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many serving generals have never had operational responsibilities in a conflict zone; and how many have had no such responsibilities since 1995.
- Answer
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There are currently 56 General officers serving in the Regular Army, of whom 12 have never had any operational responsibilities in a conflict zone. All except one of the remaining 44 have had such responsibilities since 1995. The definition of a conflict zone excludes peace-keeping operations with the United Nations in Cyprus and service in support of the civil police in Northern Ireland.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 26825; 439 c911W;439 c911W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Armed conflict Deployment Officers
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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