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Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 March 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 March 2003. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Thursday, 27 March 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) print and (b) broadcast journalists are accredited to Coalition forces in Iraq; and how many are accredited to British forces. - Inc figures.
Answer

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) print and (b) broadcast journalists are accredited to coalition forces in Iraq; and how many are accredited to British forces. [105376] Dr. Moonie: There are 128 print and broadcast journalists accredited to British forces in the Gulf. The Ministry of Defence does not hold the number of journalists that are currently in Iraq or the number of journalists accredited to coalition forces.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
105376; 402 c307-8W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Broadcasting Armed conflict Iraq Journalism Newspaper press Iraq conflict
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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