Written question asked by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 November 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 14 November 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Royal Anglian Regiment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether it is his intention to post the (a) 1st and (b) 2nd Battalion of the Royal Anglian Regiment for tours of duty in (i) Iraq and (ii) Afghanistan in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: [holding answer 8 November 2005]: The latest roulement (Operation TELIC 7) of UK troops in Iraq was announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, to the House, on 10 October 2005, Official Report, column 26. As a result of this roulement, the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment has recently returned from Iraq. The next routine roulement of UK forces in Iraq is expected to take place in May 2006, and an announcement will be made in due course. Announcements on future deployments to Afghanistan will be made once final decisions have been taken.

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