Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) heat and (b) cold related injuries were recorded in the Brecon Beacons during (i) training events, (ii) selection events and (iii) exercises in (A) 2017 and (B) 2018; and if he will make a statement.

From 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 19 UK Service personnel had a recorded cold injury and six UK Service personnel had a recorded heat illness in the Brecon Beacons or at Brecon Medical Centre.

From 1 January 2018 to 31 March 2018, 16 UK Service personnel had a recorded cold injury, and fewer than five UK Service personnel had a recorded heat illness in the Brecon Beacons or at Brecon Medical Centre.

Information is not held in a format that allows separation between training, selection and exercises. Figures of fewer than five have been suppressed to ensure that individuals cannot be identified