Written question asked by Marquess of Lothian (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 January 2009. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 February 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of shots fired by the armed forces in Helmand province in (a) 2006 and (b) 2007; and how many shots were fired in the latest period for which figures are available.

Answer: Officials are collating and validating the data needed and this is taking longer than anticipated. I will write to the hon. Member when this work is complete and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 249208; 487 c1992-3W
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2009-2218
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Deposited papers
House of Commons; Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Notes: Substantive answer on 1 September 2009 at 496 c1793-6W
Subjects: Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan
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