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Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Monday, 1 September 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 September 2014. A holding answer was provided on Monday, 8 September 2014. A substantive answer was provided by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Monday, 6 October 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Iraq

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military capacity is available to support US air strikes in Northern Iraq.

Answer

The UK has a number of military assets deployed in support of the US-led humanitarian mission in Iraq, including Tornado GR4s with surveillance capability, a UK Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft, voyager air-to-air refuelling aircraft and C130s.

We also have a range of other contingent capabilities, some of which are assigned to ongoing or potential operations.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
207676
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Bombings Iraq Military aircraft USA
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk