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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 November 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 21 November 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Court Cases

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total cost to date has been of court cases involving military personnel in Iraq; and if he will list the amounts awarded to date to lawyers acting for Iraqis, broken down by firm.
Answer

The total cost of court cases involving military personnel in Iraq is not held centrally. The Military Court Service does not hold such information by location.The Ministry of Defence has not reimbursed any costs for lawyers acting on behalf of Iraqis.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
27860; 439 c1561W;439 c1563W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Disciplinary proceedings Armed forces Costs Courts martial Legal profession Iraq Legal costs Peacekeeping operations Iraq conflict
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk