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To ask Her Majesty’s Government which intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance air vehicles from the RAF’s inventory have been deployed over Iraq and Syria in the last three months.

Asked by

Lord Moonie (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 December 2015

Reference

HL4658

House

House of Lords

Iraq

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many armed sorties have been carried out by United Kingdom forces, and what ordnance has been released, over Iraq in each of the last three months.

Asked by

Lord Moonie (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 March 2015

Reference

HL5581

House

House of Lords

Armed Forces: Seriously Injured Personnel

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the current survival rates for Armed Forces personnel suffering severe physical injuries; and how this compares with the equivalent figure from the first Gulf War.

Asked by

Lord Moonie (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

18 November 2010

Severe physical injuries are defined in the internationally accepted definition of major trauma as those with an injury severity score (ISS) greater than 15. The following table presents the number and percentages of injured UK service personnel assessed with an ISS score greater than 15 resulting from service in Afghanistan or Iraq between 1 January 2003 and 14 October 2010. Personnel killed in action (KIA), where death occurred instantly or in a matter of minutes after injury before medical assistance was possible, are excluded from the numbers presented.

Table 1: Afghanistan and Iraq UK Service¹ injured including deaths with an ISS greater than 15, 1 January 2003 to 14 October 2010, numbers and percentages
			Year
Operation	Category	All	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Afghanistan	% Survival	80%	-		-	49%	83%	91%	85%	80%
	Survived (n)	269	0	0	0	18	34	29	100	88
	Died excluding KIA (n)	68	0	0	0	19	7	3	17	22
Iraq	% Survival	54%	25%	43%	80%	65%	56%	50%	0%	-
	Survived (n)	64	3	9	8	15	27	2	0	0
	Died excluding KIA (n)	55	9	12	2	8	21	2	1	0

"Notes:""1. Figures are for tri-service regular and reservist personnel." "1. Figures are for tri-service regular and reservist personnel." Since 2003 there are 23 UK survivors with an ISS of greater than 60 which is defined as an unsalvageable casualty. Information on severe physical injuries sustained during the first Gulf War is not held in the required format and could be provided at only disproportionate cost.

Date

18 November 2010

Reference

3657; 722 c220-1WA

House

House of Lords

National DNA Database

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much compensation for death and injury has been paid to British troops and civilians over the past five years by the Government of Iraq for activities carried out in support of civilian authorities there.

Asked by

Lord Moonie (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 December 2009

Reference

285; 715 c92-3WA

House

House of Lords

Armed Forces: Mine-resistant Vehicles

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether Her Majesty's Armed Forces have experienced limitations in off-road mobility in mine-resistant vehicles deployed in Iraq as a result of size or weight.

Asked by

Lord Moonie (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 October 2008

Reference

5455; 704 c90WA

House

House of Lords

Army: Advice of Attorney-General

My Lords, I agree with the noble Earl, but that is why in turn we have had to bring in additional safeguards to ensure that justice is administered, not the opinion of the commanding officer. Where an offence has been committed under service law, it is entirely appropriate that the military...

Member

Lord Moonie (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

16 February 2006

Reference

678 c1268

House

House of Lords

Army: Advice of Attorney-General

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Campbell of Alloway, for instigating this debate and for his thought-provoking introduction to a very important subject. I am grateful for the chance to contribute to the debate and shall try to place it in context. The changing nature of war is now...

Member

Lord Moonie (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

16 February 2006

Reference

678 c1266-8

House

House of Lords

Armed Forces: Chain of Command

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Campbell, on succeeding in gaining a debate on this important subject. It is also a great pleasure to follow the noble and gallant Lords, Lord Boyce and Lord Guthrie, in speaking today in my maiden speech, as I worked with them for several...

Member

Lord Moonie (Labour)

Type

Maiden speeches

Date

14 July 2005

Reference

673 c1237-8

House

House of Lords

Mr Katsuhiko Oku

That this House expresses its deepest sympathy to the family of the Japanese Diplomat Mr Katsuhiko Oku who was killed in Iraq with a fellow diplomat Mr Masamori Inoue from the Japanese Embassy in Jordan and their driver Jerjis Sulaiman Zora while travelling to a reconstruction conference in Tikrit; notes...

Primary sponsor

Huw Edwards (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

3 December 2003

Reference

204

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that there are sufficient resources to meet the mental health needs of (a) armed forces personnel returning from Iraq, (b) their nurses and doctors and (c) their families and carers.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 June 2003

Reference

118467; 406 c1109W;406 c111-2W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what backlog of individual cases of TA reservists mobilised for recent operations in Iraq is still outstanding at the Army Pay Centre. - Will write. (Holding answer 9 June 2003).

Asked by

Keith Simpson (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 June 2003

Reference

117837; 406 c1116W;406 c1118W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the Territorial Army is deployed to the Gulf region. - At 11 June 2003 some 4 per cent.

Asked by

Bob Spink (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 June 2003

Reference

118737; 406 c1116W;406 c1118W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investigation has been conducted into the circumstances of the death of Paratrooper Andrew Kelly in army barracks in Basra on 8th May.

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 June 2003

Reference

118636; 406 c1020W;406 c1024W

House

House of Commons

Debate on a motion for the adjournment on armed forces personnel

Debate on a motion for the adjournment on armed forces personnel. (Inc ref to HC 93, HC 124-i and HC 188-i 2002/03)

Lead member

Adam Ingram

Answering member

Keith Simpson

Department

Ministry of Defence

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

12 June 2003

Reference

406 c863-918

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether members of the armed forces serving in the Gulf will be given similarly-based vaccines to those used in the first Gulf War; and if he will cease the use of depleted uranium shells. - Includes list. (Holding answer 14 April 2003).

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 April 2003

For answer on

10 June 2003

Answered on

10 June 2003

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether members of the armed forces serving in the Gulf will be given similarly-based vaccines to those used in the first Gulf War; and if he will cease the use of depleted uranium shells. [108977] Dr. Moonie :[holding answer 14 April 2003]: United Kingdom Service personnel are offered a range of immunisations to protect against disease. These include standard Service immunisations, immunisations for deployment to areas with specific health hazards, immunisations to help protect personnel against the effects of biological weapons, and immunisations for personnel in specific occupational or `at risk' groups. The table shows the complete list of vaccines offered for Operation GRANBY (the 1990-1991 Gulf Conflict) and today. Other immunisations may have been and continue to be offered on the basis of clinical need. We have a duty to provide our troops with the best available equipment with which to protect themselves and succeed in conflict. Depleted Uranium munitions provide a unique anti-armour capability. Therefore, British Forces deployed to the Gulf have DU munitions available as part of their armoury, and we have no plans to cease their use. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Immunisation Position during operation GRANBY Current Position Poliomyelitis Offered to all non-immune personnel. Offered to all non-immune personnel. Administered by mouth. Administered by mouth. Tuberculosis Recruits without a BCG immunisation scar Recruits without a BCG immunisation scare and who were not shown to be immune were and who are not shown to be immune were offered BCG immunisation. offered BCG immunisation. Meningococal meningitis In August 1990, immunisation against Immunisation against meningogoccal meningococcal meningitis strains A and C meningitis offered to those deploying to a was recommended for all personnel serving high risk area, where the length of the in the Gulf. By 15 September 1990, the deployment, or the activities to be immunisation was no longer recommended undertaken place them at risk. except for medical personnel and personnel who may be at risk by way of frequent contact with host nation personnel. Immunisation against meningococal meningitis strains A and C involved one vaccination which was effective against both strains. Typhoid Offered to all personnel. Administered Typhoid vaccine offered to all personnel. with tetanus vaccine as one combined May be combined with Hepatitis A as a immunisation single combined vaccine if both required. No combined typhoid and tetanus preparation now available. Tetanus Offered to all personnel, administered Offered to all personnel. May be with typhoid vaccine as one combined administered with diphtheria vaccine as immunisation one combined immunisation if both are required. Diphtheria Offered to all non-immune personnel Offered to all non-immune personnel. May be administered with tetanus vaccine as one combined immunisation if both required. Hepatitis A Unavailable. Certain occupational groups, Hepatitis A vaccine now available and is such as those handling food and water offered to all regular personnel and supplies, may have been offered a Gamma mobilised reservists. It may be given with Globulin immunisation. MOD is aware of one typhoid as a single combined vaccine if individual who was part of a medical unit both required. that served in Operation GRANBY who is recorded as having received Gamma Globulin Yellow Fever Offered routinely to Servicemen All regular personnel immunised on joining Servicewomen were only to be immunised if the Armed Forces with re-immunisations they were travelling to a region where every 10 years. Reserve personnel are yellow fever was endemic. However, MOD is offered immunisation if mobilised. aware of records for Servicewomen who served with a unit that deployed to the Gulf as routinely receiving yellow fever immunisation Cholera Offered to all personnel deploying Not offered--no longer recommended by World Health Organisation. Plague Offered to all personnel deploying Not offered. Anthrax Offered to all personnel deploying Being rolled out as a routine immunisation for all UK personnel. Pertussis Offered as adjuvant for anthrax vaccine to Not offered all personnel deploying Rabies Not specifically offered to personnel Offered to personnel who work with deploying on Op GRANBY animals, including dog handlers and veterinarians Hepatitis B Offered to medical personnel Offered to medical personnel and those at occupational risk of exposure to blood borne viruses. Rubella Not specifically offered to personnel Offered to non-immune females to enhance deploying Op GRANBY protection and to non-immune health care workers to prevent transmission to patients. Smallpox Routine vaccination of UK Service Being rolled out to a cohort including personnel against smallpox ceased in the Nuclear, Chemical and Biological early 1980s. Therefore some Service specialists and certain medical personnel, personnel who participated in Operation including some who have deployed to the GRANBY could have been vaccinated against Gulf region. smallpox earlier in their careers. MOD is aware of one member of the Armed Forces who served in the 1990-1991 Gulf Conflict who was vaccinated against smallpox in January 1991 by private arrangement. _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

10 June 2003

Reference

108977; 406 c764-6W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) medical treatment and (b) other work medical reservists stationed in Iraq have carried out in the last month; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Kerry Pollard (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 June 2003

Reference

115073; 406 c655W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if (a) medical reservists and (b) non-medical reservists in the Gulf are receiving compensation equal to their civilian salaries; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Paul Keetch (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 June 2003

Reference

118191; 406 c651-2W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to (a) suspend and (b) terminate the use of manning control points; and if he will make a statement; how many soldiers (a) returning from Iraq and (b) currently serving in Iraq will face manning control points in...

Asked by

Paul Keetch (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 June 2003

Reference

406 c507-8W;406 c507W; 116147;116146

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of (a) Territorial Army and (b) regular army personnel were sent to serve in Iraq. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 June 2003

Reference

116668; 406 c454-5W;406 c455W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the function of the Territorial Army following the present military conflict in the Gulf; what assessment he has made of the future needs and role for the Territorial Army; what assessment he has made of...

Asked by

Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 June 2003

Reference

116396; 406 c454W;406 c454-5W

House

House of Commons

GR4 and Reaper Operations in Iraq
Month	Missions Flown	Weapons Released
December 2014	91	55
January 2015	109	64
February 2015	101	31

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