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Service Personnel

Volume 457: debated on Monday 5 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons his Department changed the methodology for collating the number of personnel undertaking operations and other military tasks in 2005-06; and if he will make a statement. (106648)

The methodology for collating numbers of personnel on operations and other military tasks has not changed.

Officials have reviewed the tables in my previous answer of 4 September 2006, Official Report, columns 1682-84W, and established that the answer was incorrect. Annual reports up to 2004-05 should have made clear that the percentages quoted for the Army did include those preparing for or recovering from operations.