Armed Forces: Health
Commons · Question 80377 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 19 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces serving in Scotland who are considered not medically deployable are awaiting treatment; and how many have been waiting longer than six months.
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 19 Oct 2025
As of 11 October 2025, there were 221 UK Armed Forces personnel graded as Medically Not Deployable awaiting an NHS or private healthcare appointment following a referral from a Medical Centre in Scotland. Of these, 95 have been waiting longer than six mon...