Written question asked by Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) on Thursday, 5 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 June 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Thursday, 19 June 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Ministry of Defence
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what tonnage of unexploded ordnance used in the recent invasion of Iraq has been cleared up by UK-funded operations. - Inc figures and fact that we do not record the tonnage destroyed.
- Answer
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Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what tonnage of unexploded ordnance used in the recent invasion of Iraq has been cleared up by UK-funded operations. [118024] Mr. Ingram: More than 87,000 items of unexploded ordnance and explosive ordnance and 79,000 rounds of small arms ammunition, mostly of Iraqi origin, were destroyed between the cessation of hostilities and 8 June 2003. We do not record the tonnage destroyed.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 118024; 407 c344W;407 c345W
- Session
- 2002-03
- Subjects
- Ammunition Bombings Bombs Bomb disposal Iraq
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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