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Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 October 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 November 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Thursday, 6 November 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) United Kingdom troops and (b) troops from the Territorial Army are serving in Iraq.
Answer

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) United Kingdom troops and (b) troops from the Territorial Army are serving in Iraq. [134435] Mr. Ingram: We currently have around 11,000 United Kingdom service personnel serving in Iraq, of which approximately 1,800 are members of the Territorial Army.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
134435; 412 c770W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Armed forces Iraq Peacekeeping operations Reserve forces
Link
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