Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's 22 October 2018, New study into Iraq and Afghanistan veterans launched, whether that study will record and analyse the roles in which those people served.

The study announced on 22 October 2018 is investigating the cause of death, including of suicide, for all personnel who deployed to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014. The study includes personnel who are still in service and those that have transitioned into civilian life.

The study will initially focus on the whole of the Armed Forces including those who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. If a higher mortality rate is found to exist in veterans of the conflicts, it is likely that a more detailed analysis of the data will be conducted including the impact of whether the personnel were in a combat, combat support or combat service support role.