Written question asked by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 January 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 5 January 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many road traffic (a) accidents and (b) deaths involving UK services personnel there have been in Iraq in each month since March; and how many military vehicles have been (i) written off and (ii) damaged in road accidents in Iraq since March.- Including table.

Answer: Dr. Murrison: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many road traffic (a) accidents and (b) deaths involving UK services personnel there have been in Iraq in each month since March; and how many military vehicles have been (i) written off and (ii) damaged in road accidents in Iraq since March. [R] [141059] Mr. Ingram: The following table provides the information requested. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Month Total RTAs involving UK forces Total UK military fatalities as Total vehicles beyond economic in Iraq a result of an RTA in Iraq repair after being involved in RTAs in Iraq March 81 0 3 April 77 0 2 May 57 1 1 June 65 0 2 July 101 0 0 August 75 0 3 September 53 0 3 October 54 0 0 November 23 1 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The number of vehicles that have been damaged in Road Traffic Accidents, but are not beyond economic repair, is not held centrally and would be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 141059; 416 c29W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Armed forces Death Accidents Casualties Damage Iraq Roads Vehicles Reconstruction Iraq conflict
Contains statistics: Yes
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