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Written question asked by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 February 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 February 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received from his US counterpart regarding the length of deployment of the multinational forces in Iraq.
Answer

Mr. Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received from his US counterpart regarding the length of deployment of the multinational forces in Iraq. [214014] Mr. Ingram: The Secretary of State for Defence discusses progress in establishing a free, stable and democratic Iraq, and the role of the multinational force in Iraq in securing that objective, on a regular basis with his US counterpart, Mr. Rumsfeld. The Secretary of State has made it very clear in these discussions that UK armed forces will remain in Iraq for as long as there is a requirement for them to do so.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
430 c1513W; 214014
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Iraq Peacekeeping operations
Link
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