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Some 829 others were diagnosed with an adjustment disorder. This figure will include some personnel who have post-traumatic symptoms not amounting to full PTSD but with some symptoms of post-traumatic stress.
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These figures do not include any personnel who have received treatment for a mental health condition since leaving the Armed Forces. This is because, on leaving the Armed Forces, or on demobilisation for Reservists, it is the long-established practice that responsibility for medical care passes to the NHS. This has been the case since 1948 under successive Governments. To collate figures on medical treatment received by every veteran would therefore require an examination of the records of every NHS trust (and every independent healthcare provider) in the country and could therefore only be done at disproportionate cost.
At a time when personnel have been deployed to other operational theatres before or after deployment to Iraq, it is becoming increasingly difficult to attribute a subsequent mental health condition—which in many cases may not present itself until months or even years later—to service on a specific deployment. The department is therefore reviewing its methods of collating figures on service personnel diagnosed with a mental health condition.
Israel and Lebanon: Cluster Weapons
Lord Hylton asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they are discussing with the Government of Israel the civilian casualties occurring daily in Lebanon from cluster weapons launched during the war earlier this year; and whether they have requested full details including maps of where they were used to facilitate clearance.[HL8072]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Triesman): We have held discussions about unexploded ordnance with the Government of Israel (GoI) and called on them to make a public statement about their use of cluster munitions in the recent conflict with Lebanon. We have also asked the GoI to hand over all relevant maps locating unexploded ordnance. We would expect the GoI to investigate any credible allegations of improper use of munitions. We continue to be concerned about levels of unexploded ordnance and cluster munitions in south Lebanon. In response to the recent crisis in Lebanon, the Department for International Development has provided £205,000 to the Mines Advisory Group for clearance of unexploded ordnance and has a commitment to provide a sum of £l million to the UN Mine Action Service for similar tasking.
Israel: Non-proliferation Treaty
Lord Dykes asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will make representations to the Government of Israel about the prospects of Israel joining the non-proliferation treaty, given that their arsenal of long-range weapons is estimated internationally to be larger than that of the United Kingdom.[HL7870]
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Triesman): We are aware of the widespread assumption that Israel possesses nuclear weapons, but note that the Israeli Government have refused to confirm it. The Government have on a number of occasions called on Israel to accede to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty as a non-nuclear weapon state, and to conclude a full scope safeguards agreement and additional protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
National Insurance
Baroness Hollis of Heigham asked Her Majesty's Government:
What percentage of the United Kingdom population resident in the United Kingdom for more than five years by (a) age, and (b) gender are estimated not to possess a national insurance number.[HL8128]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath): The information is not available.
Nepal
Lord Avebury asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will provide the dates and projected cost of the proposed trip by Home Office officials to Nepal. [HL8022]
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Triesman): We expect the visit by a member of staff from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and a member of staff from the Home Office to take place before the end of November and are currently investigating the most cost-effective travel arrangements.
NHS: Dentistry
Lord Roberts of Llandudno asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and each region of England were registered with a dentist in 1990; 1995; 2000; and 2005; and what those figures are as a percentage of the population in each case.[HL7901]
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner): The data supplied for England are at 30 September each year based on the National Health Service registration periods which applied in each year. The figures for 2000 and 2005 are affected by the reduction in the registration period to 15 months in 1997. Data are not available for 1990. Strategic health authority (SHA) data are not available prior to 1997. The following tables provide the regional data requested for England.
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