Gurkhas
Defence
Written answers and statements, 6 November 2008
Crispin Blunt (Whip, Whips; Reigate, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Gurkhas joined the British Army prior to 1 May 1997; and what estimate he has made of the number of dependants of Gurkhas who served in the British Army prior to that date.
Kevan Jones (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence; North Durham, Labour)
The Brigade of Gurkhas became part of the British Army on
There are no data readily available to give a reliable estimate of the number of dependants for this group of Gurkha veterans.