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Armed Forces: Severely Wounded Personnel

My Lords, I can give an assurance that that is one area we are very conscious of and many people have already gone through that process. When people are very severely injured, sometimes it is several years before they can be brought back into full employment in any new capacity. There is therefore the medical dimension, including the mental dimension, there can be welfare and family issues, but certainly reskilling and retraining is something that is well looked after and provisions are made wherever possible. 8.25 pm Sitting suspended.