Steven Paterson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steven Paterson on 2016-06-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) army, (b) navy and (c) RAF personnel have registered with a doctor in Scotland in each of the last five years.
Mark Lancaster
The following table provides the number of UK Armed Forces personnel with a Defence Medical Services registration at a Ministry of Defence (MOD) medical practice in Scotland at various points in time since 1 July 2013:
|
As at |
Naval Service |
Army |
RAF |
Total |
|
1 July 2013 |
4,170 |
3,840 |
3,080 |
11,080 |
|
1 July 2014 |
4,190 |
3,790 |
2,580 |
10,560 |
|
1 July 2015 |
4,260 |
3,410 |
1,190 |
9,650 |
|
1 April 2016 |
4,820 |
3,890 |
1,920 |
10,640 |
It should be noted that due to rounding, subtotals by Service will not always add up to the total.
The MOD does not hold records of all Armed Forces personnel and Veterans who are registered with an NHS medical practice in Scotland.
