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Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 23 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 March 2010. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Monday, 29 March 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have been deployed within field hospitals during Operation Herrick since April 2009; and how many and what proportion were reservist medical personnel.
Answer

The numbers of service personnel deployed to field hospitals is shown in the following table:

Operation Herrick Total personnel of which reservists as a percentage
April to October 2009 136 109 80
October 2009 to April 2010 283, 151 53

It should be noted that reservists deploy for periods of three months rather than six months for regular armed forces personnel. As such, the reservists figures look artificially high because they reflect two three-month deployments rather than one six-month deployment.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c637W; 324584
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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