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Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 January 2005. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 January 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have been killed while on military exercises in each of the last three years. - Inc figures.
Answer

Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel have been killed while on military exercises in each of the last three years. [205922] Mr. Caplin: Between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2003 (the last three years for which validated figures are held), nine Service personnel have died from injury or poisoning-related causes whilst on military exercises. Of these, six died in 2001, two in 2002 and one in 2003.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
205922; 430 c334W
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Armed forces Death Military exercises
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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