Written question asked by Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 1 April 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 April 2003. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 April 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of UK armed forces in the Gulf who were offered the anthrax inoculation refused it. - Includes figures but info on Service personnel deployed to the Gulf is not held centrally and at disproportionate cost. (Holding answer 4 April 2003).

Answer: Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of UK armed forces in the Gulf who were offered the anthrax inoculation refused it. [107141] Dr. Moonie :[holding answer 4 April 2003]: According to centrally held records, as at 12 March 2003, some 56 per cent. of Service personnel offered vaccination against anthrax had accepted it. Information on immunisation against anthrax among Service personnel deployed to the Gulf is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 107141; 403 c138W;403 c139W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Armed forces Armed conflict Iraq Vaccination Take-up Iraq conflict Anthrax
Contains statistics: Yes
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