Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 October 2003. It was answered by Geoffrey Hoon (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 October 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his written Ministerial Statement of 7th July 2003 at 408 c41-2WS, on Iraq, whether the full report on operations in Iraq to which he referred will include estimates of the numbers of British and Iraqi military and civilian casualties resulting from recent military operations in Iraq.

Answer: Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his written Ministerial Statement of 7 July 2003, Official Report, column 41-42WS, on Iraq, whether the full report on operations in Iraq to which he referred will include estimates of the numbers of British and Iraqi military and civilian casualties resulting from recent military operations in Iraq. [125285] Mr. Hoon: The full report on operations in Iraq will contain details of British fatal casualties only. We have no viable means of ascertaining the numbers of Iraqis killed or injured during the conflict. As of 10 October, 50 United Kingdom armed forces personnel and one member of the Defence Fire Service had died since the start of coalition military operations against Iraq. 12 of these deaths were non-battle fatalities.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 125285; 411 c243-4W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Armed forces Armed conflict Casualties Civilians Iraq Iraq conflict
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