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(3) how many of the 18 personnel who were very seriously injured in Afghanistan in 2006 have subsequently left military service; how many weeks passed from the date of the injury to the date of their leaving military service in each case; and whether each serviceman or servicewoman who left in such circumstances received compensation for their injury; [236632]
(4) how many of the 23 personnel who were very seriously injured in Afghanistan in 2007 have subsequently left military service; how many weeks passed from the date of the injury to the date of their leaving military service in each case; and whether each serviceman or servicewoman who left in such circumstances received compensation for their injury. [236636]
Mr. Kevan Jones: Of the 13 personnel who were seriously injured in Afghanistan during 2006, six personnel have subsequently left service as at 13 November 2008. Five of these personnel were awarded compensation following an in-service claim under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS), the remaining one person went on to have a claim automatically generated for them following a medical discharge. The outcome of this claim is currently pending.
Of the 18 personnel who were very seriously injured in Afghanistan during 2006, two personnel have subsequently left service as at 13 November 2008. Both were awarded compensation under the AFCS following an in-service claim registered whiles they were still serving.
Of the 40 personnel who were seriously injured in Afghanistan during 2007, two personnel have subsequently left service as at 13 November 2008, Both were awarded compensation under the AFCS following an in-service claim registered while they were still serving.
Of the 23 personnel who were very seriously injured in Afghanistan during 2007, two personnel have subsequently left service as at 13 November 2008. Both were awarded compensation under the AFCS following an in-service claim registered while they were still serving.
For data protection purposes and to maintain anonymity of claimants, information cannot be provided on the time between the date of injury and the date of exit from service at individual level.
The following table presents the median length of time in weeks between the date of injury and date of exit from service for personnel that have subsequently left service following their injury. Figures are presented by severity and year of injury in Afghanistan.
| Median number of weeks between date of injury and date of exit from service, by severity and year of injury in Afghanistan for those that had left service by 13 November 2008 | |
| Number of weeks (median) | |
Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of Scimitar armoured reconnaisance vehicles in Afghanistan have been serviceable in each of the last 12 months. [237064]
Mr. Hutton: The following table shows availability of the Scimitar Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle in Afghanistan for each of the last 12 months.
| Average availability (percentage) | |
| (1) No figures available | |
Recognising that Scimitar availability in Afghanistan is much lower in summer due to extremely hot and
dusty conditions, rapid modifications have been made this year to improve availability. The Scimitar vehicle is also about to undergo an urgent package of measures to improve its performance and availability in hot, high and dusty conditions.
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much the NATO and allied military presence in Afghanistan cost in each year for which figures are available. [237116]
Mr. Hutton: I am only able to comment on those costs relating to the MOD and NATO common-funded costs. I am not able to comment on (and nor does the Department hold information concerning) individual allies' operational costs. MOD identifies the costs of UK operations in terms of the net additional costs it has incurred, which includes the costs that the Department would have incurred regardless of the operation taking place, such as wages and salaries. Reduced costs on activities that have not occurred because of the operation—training exercises for example—are also taken into account in arriving at the net figures.
Operational costs are calculated on an annual basis which are then audited by the National Audit Office. The UK operational costs for Afghanistan are set out in the following table:
| £ million | ||||||||
| 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | Total to date | |
NATO common-funded costs for Afghanistan including the UK's share (which is incorporated in the operational costs) are set out in the following table:
| Financial year | NATO cost( 1) (£ million) | Approximate UK share (percentage) | Approximate UK financial contribution (£ million) |
| (1) Running costs plus capital investment | |||
Armed Forces: Divorce
Mr. Holloway: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 19 February 2007, Official Report, column 302W, what proportion of armed forces personnel disabled through injury or service were divorced in each year between 2002 and 2006, broken down by (a) those aged 24 years old and younger, (b) 25 to 34 years old, (c) 35 to 44 years old, (d) 45 to 54 years old and (e) those 55 years old and older; what assessment he has made of recent trends in divorce rates for service personnel who have seen active service; and if he will make a statement. [236489]
Mr. Kevan Jones: Information on numbers of armed forces personnel classed as disabled and divorced is not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
There has been no recent assessment of divorce rate trends for Service personnel.
Armed Forces: Labour Turnover
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the (a) inflow and (b) outflow of helicopter crew pilots was in each month in the last three years, broken down by helicopter type; [235428]
(2) what the (a) inflow and (b) outflow of helicopter crew pilots has been in each year since 2003, broken down by helicopter type. [235429]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The information requested is not held centrally or available in the format requested. however some information is held by the single services and this is as follows:
Helicopter crew inflow into the Royal Navy, by type of helicopter, between 1 April 2003 and 20 September 2008 is as follows:
| Inflow | |
Pilot outflow from the Royal Navy in the period requested is not held in such a manner to allow a breakdown between pilots of fixed wing or rotary wing aircraft.
Army inflow to trained strength from training is as follows:
| Inflow | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |||||||
| Attack helicopter | Lynx | Gazelle | Attack helicopter | Lynx | Gazelle | Attack helicopter | Lynx | Gazelle | |
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