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Written question asked by Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 26 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 March 2008. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 April 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Iraq: Compensation

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much the Government paid in compensation to Iraqi nationals injured by British armed forces in Iraq in each year since 2003.
Answer

Since 2003 the Ministry of Defence has paid £3,340,000 in compensation to Iraqi nationals injured or killed by British forces as follows:

Financial year Total payments (£)
2003-04 753,000
2004-05 331,000
2005-06 98,000
2006-07 158,000
2007-08 2,000,000

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
474 c796W; 198014
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Compensation Iraq Peacekeeping operations
Link
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