United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 119577
Armed Forces: Health
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10 March 2026
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19 March 2026 · Answer
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Defence
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19 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of serving British soldiers are classified as medically fit for immediate deployment; and how this compares to NATO readiness benchmarks.
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10 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of serving British soldiers are classified as medically fit for immediate deployment; and how this compares to NATO readiness benchmarks.
Source: Commons
19 March 2026
Answer
The vast majority of our Service Personnel - around 90% - are deployable at any point, with most of the remaining members of our Armed Forces employed in wider military roles.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-10/119577
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1889387
- uk · wq-1889387 · source updated 19 March 2026