HC Deb 05 June 2000 vol 351 c3W
22. Mr. Ernie Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many sorties RAF personnel made in patrolling no-fly zones in northern and southern Iraq in the last year. [122661]

Mr. Spellar

Between April 1999 and March 2000 RAF aircraft flew a total of 2,683 sorties in the no-fly zones; 450 in the Northern no-fly zone and 2,233 in the Southern no-fly zone.

Mr. Blunt

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 10 April 2000,Official Report, column 19W, on Iraq, what role tanks play in the Iraqi Integrated Air Defence System. [120804]

Mr. Hoon

Iraqi Main Battle Tanks play no part in the Iraqi Integrated Air Defence System.