Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Thursday, 15 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 January 2004. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 January 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the incidence of osteoporosis in British service personnel and military medical auxiliaries who served in (a) the 1991 Gulf War and (b) the invasion of Iraq in Operation Telic in 2003. - Includes figures.

Answer: Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment has been made of the incidence of osteoporosis in British Service personnel and military medical auxiliaries who served in (a) the 1991 Gulf War and (b) the invasion of Iraq in Operation Telic in 2003. [149606] Mr. Caplin: The Ministry of Defence has no centralised system for monitoring and recording the health status of Service and ex-Service personnel. However, over 3,220 veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf Conflict have been seen at the Gulf Veterans' Medical Assessment Programme (GVMAP) to date. At the time they were seen, none had been diagnosed with osteoporosis. There are currently no data relating to the incidence of osteoporosis in those who served in Operation Telic.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 417 c245-6W; 149606
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Armed forces Diseases Iraq-Kuwait conflict Iraq conflict Osteoporosis
Contains statistics: Yes
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