(2) whether any (a) Foreign Office and (b) other UK officials have been transported in Mambas operated by Blackwater Security Consulting in Iraq; and whether this form of transport has been assessed as offering sufficient protection when travelling in areas where there is a risk of exposure to insurgent attack;

(2) whether any (a) Foreign Office and (b) other UK officials have been transported in Mambas operated by Blackwater Security Consulting in Iraq; and whether this form of transport has been assessed as offering sufficient protection when travelling in areas where there is a risk of exposure to insurgent attack;

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether he has carried out an evaluation of the use of Mambas formerly owned by his Department operated by Blackwater Security Consulting in Baghdad for personnel protection; and if he will make a statement;

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether he has carried out an evaluation of the use of Mambas formerly owned by his Department operated by Blackwater Security Consulting in Baghdad for personnel protection; and if he will make a statement;

(3) what assessment his Department has carried out of the vulnerability of Mambas operated by Blackwater Security Consulting in Baghdad to attack by improvised explosive device; and whether any lessons learned will be applied to enhancing force protection for British troops in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan.

(3) what assessment his Department has carried out of the vulnerability of Mambas operated by Blackwater Security Consulting in Baghdad to attack by improvised explosive device; and whether any lessons learned will be applied to enhancing force protection for British troops in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether an evaluation of the experience of dealing with the TMRP-6 mine in Bosnia has been carried out in the context of the emergence of explosively formed projectile mines in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether an evaluation of the experience of dealing with the TMRP-6 mine in Bosnia has been carried out in the context of the emergence of explosively formed projectile mines in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of whether the improvised explosive device attack at Haditha, Iraq in 2006, on the amphibious assault vehicle operated by the US Marine Corps has implications for (a) the design of British armoured personnel carriers and (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of whether the improvised explosive device attack at Haditha, Iraq in 2006, on the amphibious assault vehicle operated by the US Marine Corps has implications for (a) the design of British armoured personnel carriers and (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has carried out strategic analyses of the experiences from the use of improvised explosive devices by the counter-insurgency in Iraq; whether he has made an assessment of whether the tactics used by the insurgents in that theatre are likely...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has carried out strategic analyses of the experiences from the use of improvised explosive devices by the counter-insurgency in Iraq; whether he has made an assessment of whether the tactics used by the insurgents in that theatre are likely...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will purchase a quantity of light observation helicopters similar to the Kiowa type used by the US armed forces, for use as routine convoy and ground vehicle patrol escorts in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will purchase a quantity of light observation helicopters similar to the Kiowa type used by the US armed forces, for use as routine convoy and ground vehicle patrol escorts in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what vehicles are provided for Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel on active service in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what vehicles are provided for Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel on active service in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether troops serving in Iraq who have purchased winter footwear at their own expense will be reimbursed by the Ministry of Defence; whether all British troops serving in winter conditions during the winter of 2004-05 in Iraq will be issued with appropriate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether troops serving in Iraq who have purchased winter footwear at their own expense will be reimbursed by the Ministry of Defence; whether all British troops serving in winter conditions during the winter of 2004-05 in Iraq will be issued with appropriate...