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Written question asked by Lord Roberts of Conwy (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Drayson (Labour) on Friday, 9 December 2005.


Gulf War Illnesses

Question
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Drayson on 21 July (WA 281), how many House of Lords Questions for Written Answer on illnesses contracted by British troops deployed to Iraq for the 2003 conflict, in the past 12 months, have not received a substantive Answer on grounds of disproportionate cost or effort.
Answer

Between 1 December 2004 and 30 November 2005, the Ministry of Defence answered five such Questions in this way.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2664; 676 c128WA
Session
2005-06
Related items
Gulf War Illnesses
Thursday, 21 July 2005
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Armed forces Costs Armed conflict Diseases Iraq Written questions Iraq conflict
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk