Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 18124

Army

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 21 July 2026

Question

Stuart Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the British Army’s regular forces are undeployable or medically downgraded.

Answer

Mr Calvin Bailey

At 1 April 2026 (most recently available data) 10.5% of UK full time trade trained army personnel were graded Medically Limited Deployable (MLD). Personnel graded as MND are not fit to deploy on Operations, they may be deployable on UK based exercises and...

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