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
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military capacity is available to support US air strikes in Northern Iraq.
- Answer
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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
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- Written question
- Reference
- 207676
- Session
- 2014-15
- Subjects
- Bombings Iraq Military aircraft USA
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