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Written question asked by Julian Lewis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 June 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 June 2016 (named day). It was answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 June 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Armed Forces: Discharges

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel were medically discharged from the (a) Royal Navy excluding the Royal Marines, (b) Royal Marines, (c) Army and (d) Royal Air Force in each year since 2010.

Answer

Information on the number of UK Regular Armed Forces personnel medically discharged by Financial Year and Service since 2010 is given in the attached.

Defence Statistics release annual updates on medical discharges in the UK Regular Armed Forces as an Official Statistic publication. The next statistical release is due in July 2016 which will present data for financial year 2015-16. The latest report for 2014-15 can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/medical-discharges-among-uk-service-personnel-statistics-index


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
39645
Session
2016-17
Attachment
UK Regualr AF Medically Discharged
Subjects
Armed forces Discharges
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk