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Written question asked by Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 1 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 November 2004. It was answered by Bill Rammell (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 November 2004 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are in place to monitor civilian casualties in Iraq. - Including figures.
Answer

Mr. Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures are in place to monitor civilian casualties in Iraq. [195986] Mr. Rammell: I have been asked to reply. The Iraqi Ministry of Health began collating figures from hospital admissions in April 2004. These figures show that just under 4,000 civilians have been killed in the last six months.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
195986; 426 c1535W;426 c1538W
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Casualties Civilians Iraq Peacekeeping operations Monitoring
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk