Written question asked by Kevin McNamara (Labour) on Monday, 24 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 July 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 5 July 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role has been played by the 1st Battalion of the Royal Scots Regiment in the training of the new Iraqi police force and army; and what duties in this regard were undertaken by Lance Corporal William Graham.

Answer: Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what role has been played by the 1st Battalion of the Royal Scots Regiment in the training of the new Iraqi police force and army; and what duties in this regard were undertaken by Lance Corporal William Graham. [175973] Mr. Ingram: 1st Battalion the Royal Scots Regiment deployed three companies to Iraq in support of 20 Armoured Brigade from December 2003 to April 2004. One company was responsible for training the Iraqi Police Service, and during this time trained approximately 3,000 policemen across the four sectors of the Basrah Rural Division. Lance Corporal Graham did not deploy to Iraq.

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