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Written question asked by Sandra Gidley (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 25 March 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 March 2003. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Monday, 31 March 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women from each of the British armed forces are taking part in Operation Iraqi Freedom. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 27 March 2003).
Answer

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many women from each of the British armed forces are taking part in Operation Iraqi Freedom. [105215] Dr. Moonie: [holding answer 27 March 2003]: As of 28 March 2003, there were 2,966 women serving with all three services in support of Operation TELIC. The figures by service are not available. Of these, 2,690 were serving in the Arabian Peninsular and 276 are in Cyprus.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
105215; 402 c488-9W;402 c488W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Armed forces Armed conflict Deployment Women Iraq Iraq conflict
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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