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Asked by Mr Mark FrancoisConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 5 December 2024UIN 16454

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will provide a table detailing the most recent data on UK Regular Forces by (a) Service and (b) Medical Deployability Standards.

Answered by Al Carns

The following table provides the Medical Deployability Standards for UK Armed Forces personnel, broken down by service as of the 1 October 2024:

Medically Fully Deployable (MFD)

Medically Limited Deployable (MLD)

Medically Not Deployable (MND)

Total

99,560

14,350

13,522

Royal Navy

22,838

2,363

2,922

Army

55,005

9,456

6,879

RAF

21,717

2,531

3,721

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