Written question asked by Julian Lewis (Conservative) on Monday, 8 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 October 2007. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Monday, 15 October 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence where the 1,000 personnel to be withdrawn from Iraq are to be located following their withdrawal.

Answer: 500 troops are in the process of returning to home bases now. The process of moving 500 logistic and support staff from Iraq to elsewhere in the region will also begin shortly. This process will extend over the next roulement of forces. Some troops will reposition directly from Iraq and others will return to the UK and will be replaced by troops who will deploy from UK and Germany to new locations in the region. It is not possible to determine the precise breakdown at this stage.Further reductions will involve troops returning to their home bases.

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