Paul Keetch
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people have been medically discharged from each of the three Services since 2002; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Ivor Caplin
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence
The numbers of medical discharges from the armed forces (both trained and untrained UK regular personnel) are given in the following tables (all figures have been rounded to the nearest 10):
| Financial Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | |
| Trained | 420 | 350 | 290 |
| Untrained | 130 | 60 | 60 |
| Total | 540 | 410 | 350 |
| Financial Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | |
| Trained | 470 | 490 | 340 |
| Untrained | 620 | 560 | 610 |
| Total | 1,090 | 1,060 | 950 |
| Financial Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | |
| Trained | 140 | 110 | 260 |
| Untrained | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 170 | 130 | 280 |
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