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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

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
Written question
Reference
486 c103-4W; 245226
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Iraq Peacekeeping operations
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk