Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 3 November 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 November 1999. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 November 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of (a) the Royal Navy, (b) the Royal Air Force and (c) the Army have been medically discharged solely for post-traumatic stress disorder since 1995. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of (a) the Royal Navy, (b) the Royal Air Force and (c) the Army have been medically discharged solely for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder since 1995. [97637] Mr. Spellar: The numbers of personnel medically discharged from the armed forces since 1 January 1995 solely on grounds of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are shown in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number Royal Navy 23 Army 38 RAF 10 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures as reported up to and including 4 November 1999

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 97637; 337 c493W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Armed forces Army Air force Discharges Navy Post-traumatic stress disorder Veterans
Contains statistics: Yes