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Written question asked by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 4 June 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 June 2008. It was answered by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Thursday, 12 June 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many fatalities of service personnel in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan have been as a result of (i) heatstroke and (ii) other heat-related illness.
Answer

Since 2003, coroners' inquests to date have found that two service personnel have died as a result of heat related conditions while serving in Iraq. There have been no heat related fatalities in Afghanistan. Additionally, one heat related fatality was recorded in Oman, in 2003, during Exercise Saif Sarea.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
477 c423W; 209649
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Iraq Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
Link
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