Written question asked by Glenda Jackson (Labour) 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 Tony Blair (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 November 2004 on behalf of the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish the evidence on the basis of which he disputed the findings, published in the Lancet, estimating the number of Iraqi civilians killed as a result of military actions since 20th March 2003; what bodies are (a) funded and (b) supported by the British Government to gather, collate and publish the number of Iraqi civilians (i) killed and (ii) injured by the military actions of coalition forces; pursuant to his oral Answer to the honourable Member for Newry and Armagh of 3rd November, Official Report, column 301, if he will request the Iraqi Ministry of Health to furnish him with a break down of the 3,000 deaths by (a) gender, (b) age, (c) location and (d) cause; what action he plans to take to ensure independent assessment of civilian casualties in Fallujah as a result of the recent military activities; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to 17 November 2004, 426 c90-1WS.

Answer: Glenda Jackson: To ask the Prime Minister (1) if he will publish the evidence on the basis of which he disputed the findings, published in The Lancet, estimating the number of Iraqi civilians killed as a result of military actions since 20 March 2003; [196013] (2) what bodies are (a) funded and (b) supported by the British Government to gather, collate and publish the number of Iraqi civilians (i) killed and (ii) injured by the military actions of coalition forces; [196014] (3) pursuant to his oral answer of 3 November 2004, Official Report, column 301, to the hon. Member for Newry and Armagh (Mr. Mallon) if he will request the Iraqi Ministry of Health to furnish him with a breakdown of the 3,000 deaths by (a) gender, (b) age, (c) location and (d) cause; [197271] (4) what action he plans to take to ensure independent assessment of civilian casualties in Falluja as a result of the recent military activities; and if he will make a statement. [199140] The Prime Minister: I refer my hon. Friend to the written ministerial statement "Iraq: Casualty Estimates: Lancet Study" made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Straw) today.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 426 c1469W;426 c1473-4W; 196013;196014;197271;199140
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Death Casualties Civilians Iraq Peacekeeping operations Monitoring Statistics
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