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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 October 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 4 October 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British troops are in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 15 September 2004).
Answer

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British troops are in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan. [188488] Mr. Ingram :[holding answer 15 September 2004]: As at 9 September 2004, there are about 8,000 British troops in Iraq and about 640 in Afghanistan.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
424 c1892W;424 c1890W; 188488
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Iraq Peacekeeping operations Staff Afghanistan
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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