Written question asked by Ann Winterton (Conservative) on Monday, 15 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 December 2008. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 12 January 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK armed forces bases have been established in Southern Iraq in each year since 2003; what the (a) location and (b) names of each is; and on which date each was vacated.
- Answer
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The UK armed forces bases established and subsequently vacated in Iraq since 2003 are as follows:
Base name Year established Location Date of vacation Camp Chindit 2003 Az Zubayr 29 September 2005 Camp Smitty 2004 As Samawaha 30 July 2006 Camp Abu Naji 2003 Maysan 30 August 2006 Old State Building (Al-Saie) 2003 Basrah 20 March 2007 Shaat Al’Arab Hotel 2003 Basrah 8 April 2007 Shaibah Logistics Base 2003 Basrah 24 April 2007 Basra Palace 2003 Basrah 5 September 2007 Contingency Operating Base (COB) 2003 Basrah UK forces remain in residence This table does not include details of occasions when UK forces have operated from bases run by other coalition partners. It also does not include details of small temporary operating bases.
Secondary information
- Type
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- Reference
- 486 c103-4W; 245226
- Session
- 2008-09
- Subjects
- Iraq Peacekeeping operations
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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