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1718390

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of soldiers that took the Role Fitness Test (a) passed, (b) failed and (c) had another outcome in each year since that test was introduced; and of those, how many and what proportion were (i) ground close combat troops and (ii) non-ground close combat troops.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	26312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The below table shows the number of Regular and Reserve soldiers who took the Role Fitness test who passed and failed in each year since the test was introduced, broken down by ground close combat troops (GCC) and non-ground close combat troops (NON-GCC) and proportion rate of pass / fails.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Regt Corp</p></td><td><p>Failed</p></td><td><p>Passed</p></td><td><p>Prop Failed</p></td><td><p>Prop Passed</p></td><td><p>Total Tested</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2021</p></td><td><p>GCC</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>15,479</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>31,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NON-GCC</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>14,617</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2022</p></td><td><p>GCC</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p>17,381</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>51,112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NON-GCC</p></td><td><p>1,050</p></td><td><p>32,223</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2023</p></td><td><p>GCC</p></td><td><p>503</p></td><td><p>18,617</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>55,961</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NON-GCC</p></td><td><p>1,129</p></td><td><p>35,712</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2024</p></td><td><p>GCC</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>8,378</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>24,297</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NON-GCC</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>15,250</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes/Caveats: </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li>This data was sourced by the Army’s Personnel Policy Directorate as at 17 May 2024. The data has been taken from a live system and therefore could be subject to change.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The figures are single Service estimates based on management information which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. The figures provided may therefore be subject to data quality issues affecting their accuracy.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Regular Non-Ground Closed Combat (GCC) figures for 2021 – Role Fitness testing (RFT(S)) did not start until Sep 2021 and therefore fewer Regular Army personnel will have been tested.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Reserve Non-GCC for 2021 – RFT(S) testing did not start until Apr 2022 and therefore Non-GCC figures should not contain results for the Army Reserve.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="5"><li>Figures represent Regular and Reserve Army personnel.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="6"><li>Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="7"><li>All Army personnel are included irrespective of the Top Level Budget (TLB) that they are part of, for example, Army personnel serving within the Royal Navy command.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="8"><li>Ground Close Combat includes the Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) and the Infantry.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="9"><li>Year is based on calendar year.</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>The Role Fitness Test can only be broken down by ‘Pass’ or ‘Fail’. The system includes categories of ‘N/A’ and ‘Exempt’ in the ‘Passed’ Figure. This cannot be broken down further without incurring disproportionate cost.</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>An individual will be exempt if they meet the exemption policy for RFT(S), which is that they have a medical condition precluding them from attempting the test.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>A ‘N/A’ marker for individuals is applied when they are out of scope for RFT(S) testing. This will include those in a non-deployable HQ role, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), staff at a University Officer Training Corps (UOTC), Elite and Professional Athletes, and Reservists on specific contracts that do not require completion of the Individual Training Requirement.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/05/2024 14:31:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1718391

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of soldiers that took the Soldier Conditioning Review were graded (a) condition, (b) unconditioned and (c) other in each year since that review was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	26313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>In relation to the Soldier Conditioning Review, personnel are marked on the system as ‘red’ when they have areas of physical fitness they need to improve. If they are marked as ‘green’ it means they do not have any specific areas of physical fitness development / improvement and are at an adequate baseline. Personnel are marked as ‘Amber’ on the system if the individual needs to take another assessment in the next two months.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number and proportion of Regular and Reserve soldiers that took the Soldier Conditioning Review who were graded as ‘Green’ or ‘Amber’ and ‘All other grades’.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Pers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Status</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>01 Apr – 31 Dec 2022</p></td><td><p>74,336</p></td><td><p>Green or Amber</p></td><td><p>63.98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>41,849</p></td><td><p>All other grades</p></td><td><p>36.02%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>01 Jan – 31 Dec 2023</p></td><td><p>71,945</p></td><td><p>Green or Amber</p></td><td><p>67.86%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>34,081</p></td><td><p>All other grades</p></td><td><p>32.14%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes/Caveats: </strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>This data was sourced by the Army’s Personnel Policy Directorate as at 17 May 2024. The data has been taken from a live system and therefore could be subject to change.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The figures are single Service estimates based on management information which is not gathered for statistical purposes or subject to the same level of scrutiny as official statistics produced by Defence Statistics. The figures provided may therefore be subject to data quality issues affecting their accuracy.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>The Soldier Conditioning Review was implemented in 2019. Prior to April 2022 the data was recorded in a different manner due to a change in how the tests were recorded and captured on the system, therefore this information is not available in the format requested.</li></ol> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/05/2024 12:29:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1718398

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2024 to Question 21508 on Armed Forces: Health, for what reasons members of the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) Royal Air Force were deemed medically non-deployable on 1 April (a) 2023, (b) 2016 and (c) 2010.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	26320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/05/2024 13:32:11 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1718399

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Health and Injuries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are classified as (a) wounded, (b) injured and (c) sick by (i) reason and (ii) service branch.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	26321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The numbers of Personnel on Recovery Duty (PRD) by principal cause of medical downgrading and service as at 1 April 2024 is presented in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RAF</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Injured<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>292</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>94</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sick</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,664</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>731</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>209</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental, Behavioural and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p>423</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue. (M00–M99)</p></td><td><p>617</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Not Known</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>334</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>132</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Sources: Wounded, Injured and Sick Management Information System (WISMIS), Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) and Defence Medical Information Capability Programme (DMICP).</p><p>1 Royal Navy includes the services Royal Navy and Royal Marines</p><p>2 Injured includes Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T98)</p><p>3. Other includes all other ICD-10 cause code categories</p><p>4. Some personnel have no cause information recorded at the point of entering recovery</p><p> </p><p>The UK armed forces are not currently deployed on any combat operations therefore all injuries are non-battle injuries.</p><p>The principal cause of downgrading as recorded on an individual’s medical record may not be the reason for entering recovery as an individual can have more than one cause associated with their downgrading.</p><p> </p><p>For some personnel no cause of downgrading information was held at the point they entered recovery. They may have had no cause information recorded, their medical board may have occurred after they entered recovery, or they may still be awaiting a medical board. The cause information is taken from their downgrading and not GP recorded information due to GPs generally recording signs and symptoms. The three single Services differ in their criteria for who receives support from recovery. Due to the differences between the three Services, comparisons between them are not valid and as such the three services have been presented separately.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/05/2024 08:50:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1715318

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to join the Armed Forces were rejected due to previous criminal convictions in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	24365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the attached spreadsheet.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/05/2024 16:57:18 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 20240509 - PQ07075 - Final Table - O1.xlsx title UIN24365
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1715319

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to join the armed forces were rejected due to poor fitness in every year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	24366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the attached tables.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/05/2024 14:55:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 24366 - Armed Forces Applications - Rejection through lack of fitness.docx title AF Applications; Rejection on poor fitness
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1715320

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of members of the armed forces were graded as unconditioned following a conditioning review in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	24367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Soldier Conditioning Review (SCR) applies to Army Personnel only. There are no fitness or health gradings of ‘unconditioned’.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/05/2024 16:38:10 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1700958

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel are waiting for medical treatment.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	21506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/04/2024 16:41:27 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1700959

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel were waiting for medical treatment on 15 April in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	21507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/04/2024 16:41:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1700960

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of armed forces personnel were (a) Medically Not Deployable and (b) Medically Limited Deployable in each year since 2010, broken down by service branch.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
uin	21508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The following table provides the number (n) and proportion of UK Armed Forces personnel, broken down by Service, with a Medical Deployability Standard of Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) and Medically Non-Deployable (MND), as at 1 April of each year from 2010 to 2023:</del></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Service</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Royal Navy</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Army</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>RAF</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Date</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,843</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,938</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14,786</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,736</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,472</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,941</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.8%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,995</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,882</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">15,217</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">15.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,952</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.9%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,616</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,966</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.9%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,786</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,866</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14,319</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,480</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,561</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,865</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.1%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,825</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,697</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12,237</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,021</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,402</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,634</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.3%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,732</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,859</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10,667</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,938</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,412</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,599</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.8%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,846</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,840</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10,122</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,246</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,433</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,461</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.9%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,932</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,892</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10,001</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,308</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,618</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,622</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.7%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,044</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.9%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,722</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,971</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,890</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,845</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,304</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.7%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,032</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.9%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,762</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10,005</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,907</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,952</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,321</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.9%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,145</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,864</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,964</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,702</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.9%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,139</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,480</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.6%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,279</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,930</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,434</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,667</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,310</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,675</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.4%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,396</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,899</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,937</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,447</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,399</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,455</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.5%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-22</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,306</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,279</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,388</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,600</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,458</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,884</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.0%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-23</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,197</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,286</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,263</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,669</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,488</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,081</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.9%</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">Medically downgraded personnel are those personnel who have been assessed by a medical board and subsequently awarded a Medical Deployability Standard of either Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) or Medically Non Deployable (MND).</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The rise in MLD and MND rates is likely to be multifactorial and is a result of extrinsic and intrinsic factors. MOD are committed to retaining personnel in specialist trades or who possess niche skills that benefit Defence, and this may contribute to the increasing number of MLD and MND personnel. However, there are a range of interventions being delivered to address employability and deployability which are intended to mitigate the impact on Defence whilst continuing to provide the necessary medical support to our people.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The following table provides the number and proportion of UK Armed Forces personnel, broken down by service, with a Medical Deployability Standard of Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) and Medically Non-Deployable (MND), as at 01 April of each year from 2010 to 2023:</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Service</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Royal Navy</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Army</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>RAF</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Date</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,843</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,938</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14,786</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,736</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,472</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,941</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.8%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,995</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,882</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">15,217</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">15.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,952</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.9%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,616</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,966</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.9%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,786</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,866</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14,319</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,480</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,561</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,865</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.1%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,825</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,697</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12,237</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,021</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,402</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,634</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.3%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,732</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,859</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,667</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,938</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,412</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,599</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.8%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,846</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,840</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,122</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,246</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,433</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,461</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.9%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,932</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,892</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,001</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,308</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,618</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,622</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.7%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,044</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.9%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,722</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,971</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,890</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,845</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,304</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.7%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,032</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.9%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,762</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,005</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,907</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,952</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,321</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.9%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,145</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,864</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,964</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,702</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.9%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,139</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,480</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.6%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,279</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,930</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,434</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,667</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,310</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,675</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.4%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,396</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,899</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,937</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,447</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,399</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,455</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.5%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-22</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,306</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,279</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,388</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,600</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,458</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,884</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.0%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-23</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,197</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,286</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,263</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,669</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,488</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,081</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.9%</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/05/2024 15:39:40 question first ministerially corrected 17/05/2024 12:19:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 33361 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh