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Written question asked by Robert Jackson (Conservative) on Monday, 18 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 October 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 25 October 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trained Arabic speakers serve in the British armed forces stationed in Iraq.
Answer

Mr. Robert Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many trained Arabic speakers serve in the British armed forces stationed in Iraq. [192890] Mr. Ingram: There are 30 UK personnel deployed to Iraq as trained Arabic speakers in support of British forces, 13 of whom are military.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
425 c946W; 192890
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Iraq Peacekeeping operations Translation services
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk