Asked by: Lord Alderdice (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many military armoured vehicle 'rollovers' have taken place which resulted in (1) death, or (2) serious injury, in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
In the last 10 years there have been 18 separate military armoured vehicle ‘rollover incidents resulting in two deaths and 31 serious injuries.
Asked by: Lord Alderdice (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the British Armed Forces have (1) been injured, and (2) died, while on (a) training exercises, and (b) combat duty, in each of the last five years.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2018, 23 UK Armed Forces personnel have died on training or exercise. There were a further 17,403 UK Armed Forces personnel injured in 21,822 incidents.
Between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2018, 15 UK Armed Forces personnel have died whilst on combat duty, of which one was due to hostile action. 506 UK Armed Forces personnel were injured on combat duty, of which 28 were battle injuries.
The attached table shows the data broken down by the last five calendar years: