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Written question asked by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 October 2007. It was answered by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 October 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many serious hand injuries have occurred to soldiers in (a) Iran and (b) Afghanistan over the last 12 months.
Answer

[holding answer 18 October 2007]: This answer presumes that the question was meant to refer to Iraq, rather than Iran.Taking a serious hand injury to mean an amputation, open fracture, degloving (removal from the bone of the surrounding muscle and skin structure), or major laceration of artery or vein, our records show that since 1 October 2006 there have been 15 cases in Iraq and seven cases in Afghanistan.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
157439; 465 c177W;465 c177W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Iraq Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
Link
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