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Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Monday, 28 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 March 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 7 March 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much financial compensation has been paid to Iraqi citizens for damage done to Iraqi property as a result of the actions undertaken by British military forces in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much financial compensation has been paid to Iraqi citizens for damage done to Iraqi property as a result of the actions undertaken by British military forces in Iraq; and if he will make a statement. [212307] Mr. Ingram: The Ministry of Defence has paid approximately £183,000 since cessation of hostilities on 1 May 2003 on compensation claims relating to property damage in Iraq as a result of incidents involving members of HM forces.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
431 c1543W;431 c1537W; 212307
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Compensation Armed conflict Civilians Damage Iraq Property Peacekeeping operations Iraq conflict
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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