Written question asked by Lynne Jones (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 September 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 1 September 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the types of vehicles occupied by British soldiers killed by friendly fire during the Iraq War; and to what extent they employed the combat identification equipment used by UK forces.

Answer: Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the types of vehicles occupied by British soldiers killed by friendly fire during the Iraq War; and to what extent they employed the combat identification equipment used by UK forces. [127038] Mr. Ingram: Tornado GR4 aircraft, a Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank and a Scimitar CVR(T) armoured vehicle were subject to fatal friendly fire incidents in Operation Telic. All three vehicles were fitted with the correct combat identification equipment.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 127038; 409 c907W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Armed forces Armed conflict Accidents Casualties Armoured fighting vehicles Iraq USA Iraq conflict
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