Mr Jim Murphy
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people have served on tours of duty of longer than six months in Afghanistan; and what the (a) tour dates, (b) rank, (c) regiment and (d) reasons for the length of tour was.
[Official Report, 21 November 2012, Vol. 553, c. 491-92W.]
Letter of correction from Dr Murrison:
An error has been identified in the written answer given to the right hon. Member for East Renfrewshire (Mr Murphy) on 21 November 2012.
The full answer given was as follows:
Dr Murrison
[holding answer 19 November 2012]: The Ministry of Defence does not hold this information centrally in the form requested, and in the interests of anonymity we do not release information of individual tours.
The MOD is able to confirm that at present around 110 posts out of 9,500 in Afghanistan are subject to tour lengths of longer than six months to provide continuity to the campaign. These posts are broken down as shown in the following table:
Army ranks (or equivalent) represented | Length of continuity posting (months) | Number of personnel (to the nearest 10) |
|---|---|---|
Staff Sergeant | 8 | 10 |
Warrant Officer Class 2 | ||
Warrant Officer Class 1 | ||
Captain | ||
Major | ||
Lieutenant Colonel | ||
Captain | 9 | 20 |
Major | ||
Lieutenant Colonel | ||
Staff Sergeant Major | 12 | 50 |
Lieutenant Colonel | ||
Colonel | ||
Brigadier | ||
Major General | ||
Lieutenant General | ||
Major | 18 | <10 |
Private | 24 | 20 |
Lance Corporal | ||
Corporal | ||
Sergeant | ||
Major | ||
Lieutenant Colonel | ||
Colonel | ||
Major General |
The correct answer should have been:
Dr Murrison
[holding answer 19 November 2012]: The Ministry of Defence does not hold this information centrally in the form requested, and in the interests of anonymity we do not release information of individual tours.
The MOD is able to confirm that at present around 110 posts out of 9,500 in Afghanistan are subject to tour lengths of longer than six months to provide continuity to the campaign. These posts are broken down as shown in the following table:
Army ranks (or equivalent) represented | Length of continuity posting (months) | Number of personnel (to the nearest 10) |
|---|---|---|
Staff Sergeant | 8 | 10 |
Warrant Officer Class 2 | ||
Warrant Officer Class 1 | ||
Captain | ||
Major | ||
Lieutenant Colonel | ||
Captain | 9 | 20 |
Major | ||
Lieutenant Colonel | ||
Staff Sergeant Major | 12 | 50 |
Lieutenant Colonel | ||
Colonel | ||
Brigadier | ||
Major General | ||
Lieutenant General | ||
— | 18 | 0 |
Staff Sergeant | 24 | <10 |
Colonel |