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Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 January 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 17 January 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Iraqi (a) men and (b) women were held in detention or in prison by British military forces in Iraq on 1st December 2004. - Inc figure.
Answer

Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Iraqi (a) men and (b) women were held in detention or in prison by British military forces in Iraq on 1 December 2004. [208745] Mr. Ingram: On 1 December 2004, there were 10 Iraqi male and no female internees in the divisional temporary detention facility in Basrah, which is the only United Kingdom detention facility in Iraq.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
208745; 429 c735W;429 c738W
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Detainees Iraq Peacekeeping operations
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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