Written question asked by Bill Tynan (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 October 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 17 November 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) distance of (i) road and (ii) electricity transmission system has been repaired and (b) length of railway has been returned to service by United Kingdom forces operating in Iraq. - Including figure.

Answer: Mr. Tynan: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) distance of (i) road and (ii) electricity transmission system has been repaired and (b) length of railway has been returned to service by United Kingdom forces operating in Iraq. [134598] Mr. Ingram: Responsibility for the repair of civil infrastructure lies with the Coalition Provisional Administration (CPA). Where possible, and within resource constraints, United Kingdom forces will assist the provisional Iraqi authorities in the reconstruction and repair of Iraqi infrastructure when requested to do so. We have no record of any repairs to the road network. UK forces have repaired approximately 50 kilometres of electricity transmission system. In addition, UK forces have carried out repairs to the rail network in the Um Quasr region of Iraq and supported Iraqi rail maintenance crews on a number of other occasions.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 134598; 413 c498-9W;413 c499W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Armed forces Iraq Electric cables Railways Roads Repairs and maintenance Reconstruction
Contains statistics: Yes
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