Written question asked by Lord Hanningfield (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Drayson (Labour) on Thursday, 30 March 2006.
Iraq: Military Casualties
- Question
- Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Drayson on 13 March (WA 190), whether any internal guidance or any other form of briefing on the media handling of the death of the 100th British soldier in Iraq was issued by, or asked of, the Ministry of Defence; and
- Answer
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Within government, the Ministry of Defence is responsible for managing media interest in the deaths of British service personnel. The policies which govern this are set out in a joint service publication and emphasise the need, where possible, to respect the wishes of the families. Advice was provided to Defence Ministers on the 100th fatality in Iraq and was consistent with these policies.
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- Reference
- 4713; 680 c148WA
- Session
- 2005-06
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- Subjects
- Armed forces Death Casualties Iraq Peacekeeping operations Media Ministry of Defence
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