Written question asked by John Lyons (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 June 2004. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 June 2004 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British citizens have been killed and injured in Iraq since the end of the war. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Lyons: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens have been killed and injured in Iraq since the end of the war. [178138] Mr. MacShane: 26 military personnel and 16 British civilians have been killed in Iraq since 1 May 2003 when major combat operations ceased. Consular staff have also provided assistance to a large number of British civilians who have been injured. This has included visiting individuals in local hospitals, assisting with medical transfers inside Iraq and arranging medical repatriations outside of Iraq. Given the varied nature of these cases, it has not been possible to collate the total number of injured that we have assisted. To obtain this information would incur disproportionate costs.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 178138; 422 c1450W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Armed forces Death British nationality Casualties Civilians Injuries Iraq Peacekeeping operations
Contains statistics: Yes
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