§ Lord Hoyleasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 8 September (WA 43–44) concerning cluster bombs in Iraq, how many people have been killed and how many have been injured in the bombing of Iraq. [HL4436]
§ Lord BachWe make every effort to minimise the impact of military operations on the Iraqi civilian population. We have no means of ascertaining the number of people killed or injured during the coalition's military action.
§ Lord Hoyleasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people have been killed and how many people have been injured by unexploded bombs since the end of hostilities in Iraq. [HL4437]
§ Lord BachUnexploded ordnance in Iraq includes munitions from the Iran-Iraq war as well as mines laid by Iraqi forces, ordnance fired or dropped by both sides during recent hostilities and stores of ammunition and other ordnance left by Iraqi military and paramilitary forces.
We have no means of ascertaining the number of people killed or injured by unexploded ordnance since the end of the conflict.