Written question asked by Ian Gibson (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 December 2005. It was answered by Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 March 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Iraq

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British soldiers have been wounded in Iraq; how many were returned home as a result of their injuries; and whether his Department keeps records of their geographical location in the UK when they return.

Answer: [pursuant to the reply, 2 February 2006, Official Report, c. 704–5W]: I stated that the number of military and civilian personnel medically evacuated from theatre was some 4,000. The answer should have said up to some 4,000.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 36699; 443 c1285W;443 c1285W
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP 06/777
Thursday, 30 March 2006
Deposited papers
House of Commons; Iraq
Thursday, 2 February 2006
Written questions
House of Commons; Iraq
Thursday, 2 February 2006
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Armed forces Armed conflict Injuries Iraq Peacekeeping operations
Contains statistics: Yes
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