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Mr. Ancram: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many non-fatal UK military casualties there have been in Helmand province since 2006. [273308]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth: Between 1 January 2006 and 15 April 2009, the latest date for which casualty information is available, there were 744 non-fatal UK military casualties in Afghanistan, of these 77 have been very seriously injured and 101 have been seriously injured. These figures include injuries as a result of hostile action and non battle injuries, and exclude all casualties with natural causes. The location information available does not provide enough detail to give figures for Helmand province.

Casualty statistics for UK military and civilian personnel in Afghanistan are routinely updated each fortnight on the MOD website, which can be found at the following link:

Mr. Ancram: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate his Department has made of the number of shots fired by UK armed forces in Helmand province since 2006. [273309]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth: Officials are collating and validating the data needed and this is taking longer than anticipated. I will write to the right hon. and learned Member when this work is complete and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.

Aircraft Carriers

Mr. Ancram: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his latest estimate is of the cost of the two aircraft
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carriers on order; and what the total estimated cost was in 2006-07. [273311]

Mr. Quentin Davies: Following the equipment examination we have estimated the costs of the two Queen Elizabeth (QE) Class aircraft carriers in conjunction with the Aircraft Carrier Alliance and other stakeholders. Further negotiations with industry are proceeding and it would not be appropriate to release any estimates until these negotiations conclude and agreement has been reached. This is currently expected to be later this year.

The Secretary of State for Defence during the CSR and Aircraft Carriers debate on 25 July 2007, Official Report, column 865, announced that the approved QE Class project cost at the time was £3.9 billion.

Armed Forces: Foreigners

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many foreign nationals from each country of origin (a) serving and (b) who formerly served in the UK armed forces are estimated would become eligible for residency in the UK if there were an automatic right to residency as a current or former service person. [273352]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth [ holding answer 7 May 2009 ]: Foreign and Commonwealth personnel are able to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK or Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) the UK, or Settlement as they are more commonly known, upon discharge from the Services so long as they have completed a minimum of 4 years Service at the point of discharge. It is for the Home Office to decide whether or not an individual meets all the requirements to be granted ILR or ILE.

Country of Origin data are not currently available due to an ongoing data validation of the Ministry of Defence Joint Personnel Administrative system (JPA).

(a) The number of foreign nationals serving in the trained regular UK armed forces as at 1 January 2009 by nationality is shown in the following table.


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Number of foreign nationals serving in the trained regular UK armed forces as at 1 January 2009 by nationality( 1)

All Services( 2) Naval Service( 2) Army( 2) RAF( 2)

Non-UK total

7,550

630

6,830

90

Commonwealth total(3)

6,970

570

6,340

60

Antiguan

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Australian

80

10

60

(4)

Bahamian

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Bangladeshi

10

(4)

10

(4)

Barbadian

10

(4)

10

(4)

Belizean

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Botswanan

10

(4)

10

(4)

British Commonwealth

10

(4)

10

(4)

Cameroonian

40

(4)

40

(4)

Canadian

80

20

50

(4)

Citizen of Fiji

2,220

100

2,110

10

Citizen of Seychelles

10

(4)

10

(4)

Citizen of Sri Lanka

10

(4)

10

(4)

Citizen of St. Kitts

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Dominican

30

10

20

(4)

Gambian

160

10

150

(4)

Ghanaian

740

10

740

(4)

Grenadian

60

(4)

50

(4)

Guyanese

20

(4)

20

(4)

Indian

80

10

60

(4)

Jamaican

640

30

600

10

Kenyan

140

10

130

(4)

Lesotho

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Malawian

170

10

160

(4)

Malaysian

10

(4)

(4)

(4)

Maltese

10

(4)

(4)

(4)

Mauritian

40

(4)

40

(4)

Namibian

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

New Zealander

80

10

60

(4)

Nigerian

120

10

110

(4)

Pakistani

10

(4)

10

(4)

Papua New Guinean

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Sierra Leonean

40

(4)

40

(4)

Singaporean

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

South African

840

60

770

10

St. Lucian

200

10

190

(4)

Swazi

10

(4)

10

(4)

Tanzanian

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Tongan

10

(4)

10

(4)

Trinidad and Tobago citizen

100

20

60

10

Ugandan

70

(4)

70

(4)

Vincentian

430

200

230

(4)

Zambian

30

10

20

(4)

Zimbabwean

460

20

440

(4)

Other Foreign total

570

50

490

30

Afghan

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

American

10

(4)

(4)

(4)

Brazilian

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Dutch

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Filipino

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Foreign

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

French

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

German

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Greek

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Irish(3)

280

50

210

30

Mauritanian

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Nepalese

260

(4)

260

(4)

Swiss

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Ukrainian

(4)

(4)

(4)

(4)

Unknown total(4)

1,140

150

850

130

(1) Nationality is as recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration system (JPA).
(2) Provisional
(3) Includes Zimbabwean and Fijian citizens, who continue to retain Commonwealth status under the British Nationality Act 1981.
(4) Zero or rounded to zero
(5) Citizens of the Republic of Ireland.
(6) Includes those with an unrecorded nationality.
Note :
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10
Source:
DASA (Quad-Service)

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