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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British wounded have been brought back from Iraq since United Kingdom military action began in March.

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2003

Reference

132206; 413 c749W;413 c752W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in respect of the attack by allied aircraft on 19th July in the Qadissiya province of Iraq, how many salvos were fired during the mission, what hostile acts the target area had been responsible for in provoking the attack and how many...

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 July 2002

For answer on

24 September 2002

Answered on

24 September 2002

Alan Simpson: :To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in respect of the attack by allied aircraft on 19 July in the Qadissiya province of Iraq, how many salvos were fired during the mission, what hostile acts the target area had been responsible for in provoking the attack and how many of the people injured and killed were deemed to be military personnel. [73684] Mr. Adam Ingram: :On the night of 18 July, when the incident in question occurred, coalition aircraft responded to multiple attacks on them by Iraqi air defence weapons, including anti-aircraft artillery and missiles, by releasing precision guided munitions. Coalition aircraft conduct patrols of the Iraqi no fly zones in support of UN SCR 688 which demanded that Saddam Hussein end the brutal repression of his own people. The pilots conducting these wholly legitimate patrols are regularly shot at by Iraqi air defences. They are authorised to respond in self-defence to efforts to shoot them down. This is the only basis on which weapons have been released over Iraq since Operation Desert Fox in December 1998. The coalition targets Iraqi air defence facilities that pose a threat to its forces patrolling the no fly zones. Exceptional lengths are taken to ensure civilian casualties are kept to the absolute minimum possible, including the employment of very carefully controlled targeting procedures and precision guided munitions. It is in Saddam's interests to distort the truth in his attempts to convince the world that the coalition is responsible for causing widespread suffering to the Iraqi civilian populace. Saddam would readily persecute these people, as he has done in the past, if we did not patrol the no fly zones. We are not prepared to abandon these people.

Date

24 September 2002

Reference

73684; 390 c11-2W;390 c451-2W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been killed and injured as a result of bombing raids on Iraq since 1991 and what discussions have been held with the UN co-ordinator in Iraq about the documentation and verification of the casualty figures.

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 January 2002

For answer on

16 January 2002

Answered on

16 January 2002

Mr. Alan Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people have been killed and injured as a result of bombing raids on Iraq since 1991 and what discussions have been held with the UN co-ordinator in Iraq about the documentation and verification of the casualty figures. [27174] Mr. Ingram: The coalition only ever targets, in self-defence, Iraqi military facilities that pose a threat to its forces carrying out legitimate patrols of the no-fly zones. The coalition goes to exceptional lengths to ensure civilian casualties are kept to the absolute minimum possible, including the employment of very carefully controlled targeting procedures and precision guided munitions. In practice, it is extremely difficult to give estimates of civilian casualties, despite the painstaking battle-damage assessment (BDA) that the coalition routinely carries out every time ordnance is released. The Ministry of Defence has no objective means of verifying Iraqi claims of civilian casualties; I am not therefore in a position to provide the information requested by my hon. Friend. However, we can demonstrate categorically that many of the Iraqi claims of civilian casualties are either exaggerated or wholly untrue. On a number of occasions the Iraqis have claimed that coalition aircraft have caused civilian casualties when allied aircraft have not released any munitions, or even been flying. On 19 June 2001, for example, it seems very probable that the civilian casualties, which the Iraqis claimed were caused by coalition activities, were in fact caused by an Iraqi munition. No ordnance was dropped by the coalition on 19 June. There have also been many instances when the Iraqis claimed civilians have been killed, where our BDA has clearly indicated that only military facilities were attacked. There have been no discussions with the UN Co-ordinator in Iraq about the documentation or verification of civilian casualties. The UN Co-ordinator in Iraq is responsible for implementing the humanitarian programme under the UN Oil for Food arrangements. He has no role in the no-fly zones.

Date

16 January 2002

Reference

27174; 378 c314W;378 c328W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions during 2001 the UK was involved in missions that involved (a) bombing and (b) firing into Iraq. - Inc figures.(Corrected figure given on 1 February 2002 at 379 c603W)

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 January 2002

Reference

27173; 378 c314W;378 c328W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what has been the cost of enforcing the no fly zones in Iraq since the war officially ceased. - Inc table.

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 January 2002

For answer on

16 January 2002

Answered on

16 January 2002

Mr. Alan Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the cost of enforcing the no fly zones in Iraq since the war officially ceased. [27172] Mr. Ingram: Information is not recorded separately that identifies expenditure incurred in maintaining the no fly zones. However, the table sets out the overall additional expenditure incurred by the Ministry of Defence as a direct result of operations in the Gulf from 1992-93 onwards. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 1992-93 551 1993-94 179 1994-95 58 1995-96 14 1996-97 6 1997-98 16 1998-99 35 1999-2000 28 2000-01 25 2001-02{1} {2}22 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Estimate {2} Calculated on a Resource Accounting basis; all previous figures are cash-based

Date

16 January 2002

Reference

27172; 378 c314-5W;378 c328-9W

House

House of Commons

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