§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) who is responsible for the inspection and preservation of the British Military Cemetery in 155W Baghdad, Iraq; and when an investigation was last made into the state of that cemetery;
(2) how many headstones in the British Military Cemetery in Baghdad are broken; and what were the religious faiths of the soldiers buried in the graves concerned;
(3) whether he is satisfied with the present condition of the British Military Graveyard in Baghdad, Iraq.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThe Commonwealth War Graves Commission is responsible for the maintenance of the Baghdad North Gate and other war cemeteries in Iraq. The Baghdad Cemetery was last inspected by a senior official from Head Office in January of this year and is shortly again to be visited by another touring official. I am making inquiries of the commission about the other matters raised and I will write to the hon. and learned Member as soon as possible.