Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 September 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Thursday, 16 September 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the required numbers of Iraqi (a) armed forces, (b) police, (c) civil defence corps and (d) border police. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the required numbers of Iraqi (a) armed forces, (b) police, (c) civil defence corps and (d) border police. [188353] Mr. Ingram: We are working with the Multinational Security Transition Command (MNSTC) and the Iraqi authorities to review the required future manning levels for the Iraqi security forces. The MNSTC currently assesses that the future strength of the Iraqi armed forces will be approximately 100,000; of the police, 135,000; of the Iraqi national guard, 62,000; and of the Department for Border Security, 32,000. These figures remain under regular review.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 424 c1768W;424 c1766W; 188353
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Armed forces Civil defence Borders Iraq Police Peacekeeping operations Security
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk