House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 11 Jun 2009 (pt 0015)

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The average length of service for RAF personnel medically discharged with a principal cause of discharged where the principal cause leading to discharge was due to mental and behavioural disorders is nine years. The table provides a breakdown by length of service and year of discharge, 1997-2007.

Length of service for RAF personnel medically discharged with a principal cause of mental and behavioural disorders, by length of service, number^{( 1)} , 1997-200
	Year of discharge
Length of service (years)	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
All	19	18	13	21	20	13	28	65	38	78	49
Less than 5	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	7	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	7	39	21	36	21
Greater than or equal to 5 but less than 10	8	8	⁽¹⁾—	5	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	12	7	23	12
Greater than or equal to 10 but less than 15	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	9	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	6	5
Greater than or equal to 15 but less than 20	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	5	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	7	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	5	7
Greater than or equal to 20 but less than 25	—	⁽¹⁾—	—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	6	10	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—
Greater than or equal to 25 but less than 30	⁽¹⁾—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	—
Greater than or equal to 30 but less than 35	—	—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	—	⁽¹⁾—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—
35 or more	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	—	—
⁽¹⁾ Small numbers have been suppressed in line with Office for National Statistics Guidelines

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The average length of service for RAF personnel medically discharged where the principal cause leading to discharge was due to musculoskeletal disorders and
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injuries is 11.8 years. The table provides a breakdown by length of service and year of discharge, 1997-2007.

Length of service for RAF personnel medically discharged with a principal cause of and musculoskeletal disorders and injuries, by length of service, number^{( 1)} , 1997-2007
	Year of discharge
Length of service (years)	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
All	143	91	90	113	71	79	108	71	51	87	109
Less than 5	36	17	18	38	18	20	17	27	11	17	15
Greater than or equal to 5 but less than 10	37	30	21	14	7	5	17	15	13	22	29
Greater than or equal to 10 but less than 15	24	12	27	25	11	17	24	5	6	7	12
Greater than or equal to 15 but less than 20	15	7	6	11	15	11	9	6	9	15	17
Greater than or equal to 20 but less than 25	18	14	9	14	12	18	23	5	6	8	21
Greater than or equal to 25 but less than 30	8	5	5	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	8	7	⁽¹⁾—	11	⁽¹⁾—
Greater than or equal to 30 but less than 35	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—
35 or more	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	—	7	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—
Not known⁽²⁾	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	—	—	⁽¹⁾—	⁽¹⁾—	—	⁽¹⁾—	—
⁽¹⁾ Small numbers have been suppressed in line with Office for National Statistics Guidelines ⁽²⁾ Entry date information not available

Information detailing the countries served in by each armed forces personnel discharged with a psychological disorder or physical injury is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Armed Forces: Pensions

Jon Trickett: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what recent assessment he has made of levels of poverty amongst armed forces veterans who retired before 1975 and do not receive a full armed forces pension; [278915]

(2) what welfare provision his Department offers to people who retired from the armed forces before 1975. [278918]

Mr. Kevan Jones: The Government do not collect statistics on the number of ex-service personnel living in poverty. Veterans facing difficulties in their civilian lives have access to the free veterans helpline and the Veterans Welfare Service which provide advice and support, as well as to the UK benefits provided for those in need.

The Service Personnel Command Paper (The Nations Commitment: Cross Government Support to our Armed Forces, their families and veterans) published by the Government in July 2008 show our commitment to all veterans.

It is the first cross-Government strategy to improve the level of support given to serving personnel, their families and veterans. It contains over 40 commitments aimed at ending any disadvantage imposed by the unique demands of service life and providing special treatment where appropriate.

Jon Trickett: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people who retired from the armed forces before 1975 do not receive an armed forces pension; and how many of those had over (a) 20, (b) 15 and (c) 10 years service. [278917]

Mr. Kevan Jones: This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

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