Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 4 February 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 February 2003. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 10 February 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what quantity, by weight, of bombs have been dropped on Iraq by UK planes since the inception of the no-fly zone. - Inc figure. (Holding answer 7 February 2003).

Answer: Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what quantity, by weight, of bombs have been dropped on Iraq by UK planes since the inception of the no-fly zone. [96542] Mr. Ingram: [holding answer 7 February 2003]: No ordnance was released prior to Operation Desert Fox which took place at the end of 1998. We do not hold data for this operation. Between 1999 and 31 December 2002 the RAF, responding in self-defence against air defence targets, released 187.2 tonnes of ordnance.

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