Defence Medical Services
Mr. Swayne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many clinicians have (a) joined and (b) left the Defence Medical Services in each of the last 10 years. [14304]
Dr. Moonie:
The numbers of trained medical and dental officers joining and leaving the Defence Medical Services (DMS) in the last nine financial years are provided in the table. No figures are available before financial year 199293. Trained medical officers have completed a medical degree, finished a year as a pre-registered medical practitioner and undertaken their initial officer training.
Trained dental officers have completed a dental degree and their initial officer training. The intake figures include those who have completed their medical or dental training under DMS sponsorship.
| Medical officers | Dental officers
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Year | Intake | Trained outflow | Net difference | Intake | Trained outflow | Net difference
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200001 | 68 | 59 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 5
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19992000 | 76 | 71 | 5 | 19 | 26 | -7
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199899 | 71 | 75 | -4 | 30 | 25 | 5
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199798 | 62 | 83 | -21 | 16 | 23 | -7
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199697 | 86 | 160 | -74 | 19 | 39 | -20
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199596 | 64 | 170 | -106 | 14 | 37 | -23
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199495 | 51 | 120 | -69 | 13 | 37 | -24
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199394 | 35 | 78 | -43 | 19 | 34 | -15
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199293 | 72 | 80 | -8 | 25 | 31 | -6
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Notes:
1. The figures in the table include transfers between the services, re-entrants and transfers from medical specialties to dentistry.
2. It is not possible to identify the exact intake dates of army medical and dental officers. The Army intake figures included in the table have been calculated by taking the difference in strengths at the beginning and the end of the year plus the outflow.
3. The intake figures comprise former medical and dental cadets and, in the RAF, former bursars plus direct entrant qualified doctors and dentists.
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Territorial Army
Mr. Swayne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the changes he is making to the advertising account for the Territorial Army. [17079R]
Dr. Moonie:
Following a restructuring of the external marketing operations of the Army Training and Recruiting Agency's recruiting division, the decision has been taken to seek a re-tender for the national advertising contract for both the Territorial and the Regular Armies. The requirement will be re-tendered over the next few weeks and it is hoped to identify the successful tenderer in mid-December.
Mr. Swayne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 7 November 2001, Official Report, column 250W, on the Territorial Army, if he will make a statement about the reasons for which those members of the Territorial Army unfit for role have been so categorised. [14377]
Dr. Moonie:
The Ministry of Defence does not specifically categorise members of the Territorial Army (TA) as unfit for role.
As I explained in my answer to the hon. Member on 7 November 2001, Official Report, column 250W, members of the TA are considered fit for role when they have completed two phases of training which will vary in length depending on an individual's role and trade. Given that the fit for role numbers are based on 100 per cent. of deployable establishments, the majority of those who have not yet achieved fit for role status are undergoing their required training.
The Strategic Defence Review concluded that, in the light of the likely warning time for any large deployment, just over half the TA strength should be fit for role at any
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one time and as I explained in my answer on 26 October 2001, Official Report, columns 40304W, to the hon. Member for Hereford (Mr. Keetch) the TA is very close to meeting that requirement.
Unlike the Regular Army, the TA holds its untrained soldier strength against its deployable establishment and in order to replace the TA wastage of 2530 per cent. per year, equivalent numbers of personnel must be recruited and trained to the required standard.
Military Exercises
Mr. Gray:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many exercises involving tactical air transport have been (a) cancelled and (b) reduced over the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [15229]
Mr. Ingram:
Since 1 April 2000 when records on the cancellation of exercises involving the tactical air transport element began, 10 exercises have been cancelled. Records were not maintained before this date. The cancellation of these exercises has had no impact on our ability to conduct operations. Records of exercise reduction are not maintained.
Mr. Swayne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the military exercises that have been cancelled in the last 24 months together with the reason for cancellation. [14470]
Mr. Ingram:
The table covers those exercises from the Ministry of Defence's Defence Exercise Programme (which lists some 350 exercises each year), the exercise programmes of the Front Line Commands, the Permanent Joint HQ and the Defence Logistic Organisation HQ which have been cancelled in the last 24 months. It does not include unit-organised exercises, details of which are not held centrally and which could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Exercise name | Dates | Location | Reason for cancellation
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(a) | (b) | (c) | (d)
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Tartan Eagle | JanuarySeptember 2000 | UK/USA | Americans reduced annual commitment to one reciprocal exercise a year. Two exercises, one in the UK and one in the USA, were cancelled as a result.
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Aswex 00 | 1021 January 2000 | South western approaches | Lack of funding
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Winter Deployment 00 | JanuaryMarch 2000 | Norway | Lack of funding
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Hairspring 00 | March 2000 | Norway | Lack of funding
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JTFEX 1/00 | 315 April 2000 | USA | UK assets withdrawn and re-programmed to another exercise
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Dynamic Mix 00 | 20 May10 June 2000 | Med | Operational commitments (Sierra Leone)
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Sharem 133 | 1118 June 2000 | Med | Operational commitments (Sierra Leone)
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Entgrou 2/00 | 25 September5 October 2000 | France | UK assets withdrawn and re-programmed to another exercise
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Unified Spirit 00 | 527 October 2000 | USA | Operational commitments (Sierra Leone)
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Niriis 00 | 2030 November 2000 | Greece | UK assets withdrawn and re-programmed to another exercise
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Joint Winter 01 | 516 March 2001 | Norway | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Hairspring 01 | 518 March 2001 | Norway | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Tradewinds 01 | 1 April31 May 2001 | Caribbean | Lack of funding
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Rolling Deep 01 | 821 May 2001 | UK | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Dynamic Mix 00 | 20 May10 June 2000 | Med | Operational commitments (Sierra Leone)
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Burmese Chase 01 | JuneJuly 2001 | USA | RAF Air Transport unavailable due to other operational and exercise tasking
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Final Nail | July 2001 | UK | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Joint Spirit | 130 September 2001 | USA | Events of September 11th
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Tartan Eagle | September 2001 | USA | Operational commitments (Sierra Leone)
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Sea Dagger | September 2001 | UAE | Events of September 11th
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Ursa Minor 01 | October 2001 | Bulgaria | RAF Air Transport unavailable due to other other operational and exercise tasking
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Spirochaete | 826 October 2001 | UK | UK assets withdrawn and re-programmed to another exercise
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Highport | 10 May 2001 | Scotland | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Lonestar | 31 May 2001 | Scotland | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Lion Sun 15/99 | October/November 1999 | Cyprus | Lack of funding
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Ferro Ariete/Iron Ram | November 1999 | UK/Italy | Operational commitments (Kosovo)
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Cossak Steppe | November 1999 | Poland | Operational commitments (Kosovo)
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Winged Star | December 1999 | UK | Operational commitments (Kosovo)
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Gobi Dust | November 1999 | USA | Operational commitments (Kosovo)
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Druids Dance 8/99 | November/December 1999 | UK | Operational commitments (Kosovo)
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Rhino Charge | 622 January 2001 | Germany | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Snow Shoe | JanuaryMarch 2000 | Canada | To reduce unit commitment
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Thor/Odin | Two 2week reciprocal exercises March-December 2000 | Denmark | Cancelled by Host Nation
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Ferro Ariete/Iron Ram | March 2000 | UK/Italy | Operational commitments (Kosovo)
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Marble Tor 2/00 | 29 April13 May 2000 | Gibraltar | RAF Air Transport unavailable due to other operational and exercise tasking
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Ponte Vehio 00 | Two weeks AprilNovember 2000 | Italy | Cancelled by Host Nation
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Asterix Sapper | Two weeks AprilNovember 2000 | France | Cancelled by Host Nation
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Gaulish Star 2/00 | May 2000 | France | Operational commitments (Kosovo)
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Pond Jump West 2/00 | 11 July-23 August 2000 | Canada | Operational commitments (Kosovo)
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Lion Sun 03/01 | 4 February4 March 2001 | Cyprus | RAF Air Transport unavailable due to other operational and exercise tasking
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Lion Sun 3/01 | 5 February5 March 2001 | Cyprus | RAF Air Transport unavailable due to other operational and exercise tasking
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Ponte Vecchio/Tower Bridge 00 | Never confirmed | Italy | Cancelled by host nation
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Ponte Vecchio/Tower Bridge 01 | Never confirmed | Italy | Cancelled by host nation
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Iron Ram/Ferro Arriete 01 | Never confirmed | Italy | Cancelled by host nation
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Roman Eagle 01 | Never confirmed | Italy | Cancelled by host nation
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Arrcade Guard | March 2001 | GE | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Adventure Express 01 | March 2001 | Albania | Cancelled due to concerns over force protection
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Swabian Crusade | 1220 March 2001 | Germany | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Premier Link | 19 March1 April 2001 | Germany | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Thor/Odin | Two reciprocal exercises March-December 2001 | Denmark | UK assets withdrawn and re-programmed to another exercise
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Arrcade Guard 01 | 1830 March 2001 | Germany | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Artful Image | 1216 March 2001 | Germany | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Gobidust/Steerspike | n/a | USA | Cancelled by host nation
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Pacific Kukuri 1/01 | 2 April7 May 2001 | Hawaii | Cancelled by host nation
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Cobb Ring | 123 April 2001 | USA | RAF Air Transport unavailable due to other operational and exercise tasking
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Cygnet Vine | April/May 2001 | Cyprus | RAF Air Transport unavailable due to other operational and exercise tasking
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Medicine Man 1 | 22 April16 May 2001 | Canada | Operational commitments (Bosnia)
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Rhino Charge | April 2001 | Germany | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Ardent Ground 01 | 15 April18 May 2001 | Poland | Cancelled by host nation
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Druids Dance 3/01 | 14 May3 June 2001 | UK | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Active Improvement | 718 | Germany | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Cygnet Virgin | May/June 2001 | British Virgin Islands | RAF Air Transport unavailable due to other operational and exercise tasking
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Gaulish 3 | 21 May3 June 2001 | France | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Asterix 3 | 21 May3 June 2001 | France | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Pondjump West 1/01 | 30 May11 July 2001 | Canada | Operational commitments (Kosovo)
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Gloworm/Rattlesnake | 923 June 2001 | USA | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Mulberry Tree/Prickly Pear | 215 June 2001 | USA | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Orient Express 1/02 | 30 June13 July 2001 | Belgium | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Paper Chase | 1930 July 2001 | Germany | Cancelled by host nation
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Rhino Spear 01 | 115 July 2001 | Germany | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Orient Express 2/02 | 1428 July 2001 | Belgium | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Lion Sun 10/01 | 23 July20 August 2001 | Cyprus | Operational commitments (Bosnia)
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Asterix 4 | July 2001 | France | Cancelled by host nation
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Lion Sun 12/01 | 20 August17 September 2001 | Cyprus | Operational commitments (Bosnia)
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Wet Gap | 115 October 2001 | Germany | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Britannia Way/Iberian Focus 01 | 1526 October 2001 | Spain | Cancelled by host nation
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Hard Flint | 13 May8 June 2000 | Canada | Operational commitments (Sierra Leone)
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Collective Training 00 | 27 September5 October 2000 | UK | National fuel crisis-uncertainty of impact on fuel reserves prevented deploying forces to exercise area
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Snow Falcon | 25 September6 October 2000 | Norway | Operational commitments (Sierra Leone)
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Jagged Corse | 1627 October 2000 | Corsica | Operational commitments (Sierra Leone)
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Sqn Bilat 5/00 | 30 October3 November 2000 | Slovakia | Operational commitments (Sierra Leone)
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Ample Train | March 2001 | Europe | RAF Air Transport unavailable due to other operational and exercise tasking
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Collective Training 01 | 1224 May 2001 | UK | Foot and mouth disease restrictions
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Chef de Mission | 24 September5 October 2001 | France | Operational commitments (Veritas)
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