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Written question asked by Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Taylor of Bolton (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 March 2010.

Armed Forces: Afghanistan

Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many British Armed Forces medical staff have been deployed to Afghanistan in each year since 2001.
Answer

The following table summarises data available from centrally held records of the number of Armed Forces medical staff deployed to Afghanistan over the period April 2006 to February 2010.

Date Number of deployed medical personnel *
April to October 2006 270
October 2006 to April 2007 270
April to October 2007 270
October 2007 to April 2008 340
October 2008 to April 2009 340
April to October 2009 380
October 2009 to February 2010 380

"*rounded to the nearest 10." These data exclude those medical staff who are integral to the deployed battle groups. The number of medical personnel deployed to Afghanistan between 2001 to April 2006 is not held centrally.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2323; 718 c29WA
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Health professions Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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