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Written question asked by Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 10 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 January 2005. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 January 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Territorial Army medical personnel (a) have been and (b) are deployed in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figure.
Answer

Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Territorial Army medical personnel (a) have been and (b) are deployed in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. [207904] Mr. Caplin: 1,325 Territorial Army (TA) medical personnel have been called up in support of operations in Iraq, and there are currently 75 TA medical personnel serving in Iraq. These figures include members of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Army Dental Corps and Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
207904; 429 c951W;429 c955W
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Dental services Armed forces Deployment Doctors Health professions Iraq Peacekeeping operations Nurses Reserve forces
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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