Written question asked by Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 11 October 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 October 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Thursday, 20 October 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Armed Forces Deployment
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those Army units who have been deployed to Iraq on (a) one occasion, (b) two occasions, (c) three occasions and (d) four or more occasions respectively.
- Answer
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The information relating to those fully formed Army Units (i.e. Regiment/Battalion level and above) that have deployed to Iraq from February 2003 to date can be found in the following list:One occasion:"Headquarters 1st (United Kingdom) Armoured Division and Signal Regiment""Headquarters 3rd (United Kingdom) Division and Signal Regiment""Headquarters 1st Mechanical Brigade and Signal Squadron""Headquarters 12th Mechanised Brigade and Signal Squadron""Headquarters 19th Mechanised Brigade and Signal Squadron""Headquarters 20th Armoured Brigade and Signal Squadron""Headquarters 16 Air Assault Brigade and Signal Squadron""Headquarters 101 Logistic Brigade and Signal Squadron""Headquarters 102 Logistic Brigade and Signal Squadron""The King's Royal Hussars""The Royal Dragoon Guards""The Queen's Royal Lancers""2nd Royal Tank Regiment""1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery""4th Regiment Royal Artillery""12th Regiment Royal Artillery""19th Regiment Royal Artillery""40th Regiment Royal Artillery""21 Engineer Regiment""22 Engineer Regiment""26 Engineer Regiment""33 Engineer Regiment""35 Engineer Regiment""38 Engineer Regiment""39 Engineer Regiment""64 Works Group Royal Engineers""2 Signal Regiment""7 Signal Regiment""16 Signal Regiment""1st Battalion Coldstream Guards""1st Battalion Scots Guards""1st Battalion Irish Guards""1st Battalion Welsh Guards""1st Battalion The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)""1st Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers""1st Battalion The Highlanders""1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment""2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment""1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment""1st Battalion The King's Own Royal Border Regiment""1st Battalion The King's Regiment""1st Battalion The Cheshire Regiment""1st Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment""1st Battalion The Royal Welsh Fusiliers""1st Battalion The Light Infantry""2nd Battalion The Light Infantry""1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets""4th Regiment Army Air Corps""4 Logistic Support Regiment Royal Logistics Corps""6 Supply Regiment Royal Logistic Corps""9 Supply Regiment Royal Logistic Corps""10 Transport Regiment Royal Logistic Corps""11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment Royal Logistic Corps""13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps""24 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps""27 Transport Regiment Royal Logistic Corps""29 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps""4 General Support Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps""16 Close Support Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps""22 Field Hospital""33 Field Hospital""34 Field Hospital""1st Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers""5th Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers""6th Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers""4th Regiment Royal Military Police"Two Occasions:"Headquarters 4th Armoured Brigade and Signal Squadron""Headquarters 7th Armoured Brigade and Signal Squadron""The Household Cavalry Regiment""1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards""The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)""The Light Dragoons""9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)""3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery""26th Regiment Royal Artillery""28 Engineer Regiment""32 Engineer Regiment""62 Works Group Royal Engineers""63 Works Group Royal Engineers""1st Battalion The Black Watch""1st Battalion The Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders""1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers""1st Battalion The Queen's Lancashire Regiment""1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)""1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Wales""1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment""2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment""3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment""2 Logistic Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps""3 Logistic Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps""7 Transport Regiment Royal Logistic Corps""8 Transport Regiment Royal Logistic Corps""23 Pioneer Regiment Royal Logistic Corps""1 Close Support Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps""3 Close Support Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps""5 General Support Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps""1st Regiment Royal Military Police""3rd Regiment Royal Military Police"Three occasions:"Nil"Four occasions:"17 Port and Maritime Regiment Royal Logistics Corps"
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 18052; 437 c1207-9W;437 c1189-91W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Armed forces Deployment Iraq Peacekeeping operations
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- 2013-11-25 05:58:17 +0000
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