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Written question asked by Patrick Mercer (Independent (affiliation)) on Monday, 9 December 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 December 2013. It was answered by Anna Soubry (Conservative) on Monday, 16 December 2013 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Army: Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers were injured in Phase 1 and Phase 2 training in each quarter of 2012 and 2013; and how many of those soldiers were using the Pay to Dine system.

Answer

The number of injury incidents involving trainee soldiers in Phase 1 and 2 training in 2012 and 2013 is shown in the following table:

Training formation
 January to March
 April to June
 July to September
 October to December
Initial Training Group
 2012
 103
 152
 144
 146
School of Infantry
 2012
 69
 60
 68
 76
Initial Training Group
 2013
 145
 150
 85
 85
School of Infantry
 2013
 77
 49
 73
 108

The figures for Initial Training Group show Phase 1 recruits only. The totals include any reported injury, irrespective of level of seriousness.

No Phase 1 or Infantry Phase 2 recruits are on the ‘Pay As You Dine’ system. All Phase 1 and 2 recruits are provided with three nutritionally-balanced meals per day. Phase 1 recruits may receive a ‘fourth meal’ supplement during training to provide the additional calorific intake they require during that period.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
178955; 572 c475W
Session
2013-14
Subjects
Army Injuries Nutrition Training
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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