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Written question asked by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 December 2014 (named day). It was answered by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Monday, 15 December 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Iraq

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Tornado aircraft are available for airstrikes on Iraq from RAF Akrotiri; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

There are currently eight UK Tornado GR4s based at RAF Akrotiri for operations over Iraq.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
218211
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Armed conflict Bombings Iraq Military aircraft
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk