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Written question asked by Roger Gale (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 May 2001. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Thursday, 3 May 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of people serving in the armed forces who suffer from Factor V Leiden mutation. - Includes figure.
Answer

Mr. Gale: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of people serving in the armed forces who suffer from Factor V Leiden mutation. [159413] Dr. Moonie: According to records held centrally by the Ministry of Defence, there have been five cases of Service personnel with blood coagulant disorders since 1997. This figure would include any cases of Service personnel with Factor V Leiden mutation, as this disorder is not identified separately in the Ministry of Defence's central records.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
367 c721-2W; 159413
Session
2000-01
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Blood Diseases Recruitment Staff
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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