Written question asked by Bernard Jenkin (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 October 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 October 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 October 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many atropine Combopens each soldier had in his possession at 202 Field Hospital at the start of the conflict in Iraq. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many atropine Combopens each soldier had in his possession at 202 Field Hospital at the start of the conflict in Iraq. [133709] Mr. Ingram: At the start of the conflict atropine Combopens were not issued to individual personnel of 202 Field Hospital (Volunteer) (202 Fd Hosp (V)), but 420 were distributed across several locations in the Hospital complex. By the end of March a further 1,200 were issued to 202 Fd Hosp and each member of the unit was personally issued with 2 Combopens.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 133709; 411 c518W;411 c522W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Armed forces Armed conflict Chemical weapons Hospitals Drugs Iraq Medical treatments Iraq conflict
Contains statistics: Yes
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