Written question asked by Graham Allen (Labour) on Monday, 9 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, how many casualties there have been in the Iraq conflict, broken down by (a) British military personnel, (b) Iraqi civilians and (c) other categories. - Includes figure.

Answer: Mr. Allen: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many casualties there have been in the Iraq conflict, broken down by (a) British military personnel, (b) Iraqi civilians and (c) other categories. [118879] Mr. Ingram: In the period to 1 May, 33 UK Service personnel had lost their lives. As of 25 June a further 10 personnel had died. 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.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 118879; 408 c42W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Armed forces Armed conflict Casualties Civilians Iraq Iraq conflict
Contains statistics: Yes
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