A question on #ArmedForces #DentalHealth tabled by Dr Caroline Johnson on 03-06-2025 has been answered by Luke Pollard.

Heading: Armed Forces: Dental Health
Question ID: 1808680
UIN: 56869
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-03
Asking Member ID: 4592
Asking Member display name: Dr Caroline Johnson
Asking Member handle: drcarolinej
Asking Member Twitter reference: @drcarolinej
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel are categorised as NATO dental fitness Category (a) 2 and (b) 3 on the basis that they need dental care or treatment to achieve optimal dental fitness.
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Date answered: 2025-06-10
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4682
Answering Member display name: Luke Pollard
Answering Member handle: LukePollard
Answering Member Twitter reference: @LukePollard
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Answer text: As at 1 April 2025 (latest available data) 21,461 Armed Forces personnel were categorised as NATO Category 2. As at 1 April 2025 13,742, were categorised as NATO Category 3, meaning that they require either preventative or interventive treatment to achiev...
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
Tweeted: true