Written question asked by John MacDougall (Labour) on Thursday, 5 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 June 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 30 June 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his latest estimate is of the number of deaths resulting from the recent war in Iraq. - (Holding answer 9 June 2003).

Answer: Mr. MacDougall: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his latest estimate is of the number of deaths resulting from the recent war in Iraq. [117878] Mr. Ingram: [holding answer 9 June 2003]: In the period to 1 May, 33 UK service personnel had lost their lives. As of 25 June a further 10 personnel had died. Fatalities suffered by other members of the coalition is a matter for them to comment on. We make every effort to minimise any impact on the Iraqi civilian population of the coalition's military action. We have no means of ascertaining the numbers of Iraqi civilians, or other categories, who were killed during the conflict.

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