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Proceeding contribution from Gordon Brown (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 8 October 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Iraq.


Iraq

I said that the figure on 1 September was 5,500 troops. It is now falling, after provincial Iraqi control, to 4,500. It then falls to 4,000, and then it will fall to 2,500. The idea that we are not reducing the numbers is completely—[Interruption.]


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
464 c30 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Army Deployment Civilians Armoured fighting vehicles Immigration Iraq International cooperation Internet Economic situation Police Peacekeeping operations Politics and government Training Security Israel Palestine Middle East Reconstruction Peace negotiations al Qaeda Basra Resettlement
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk