HC Deb 16 December 2002 vol 396 cc513-4W
Mr. Breed

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British aircraft have experienced hostile fire from Iraqi military installations during each of the last 12 months. [85821]

Mr. Ingram

[holding answer 11 December 2002]: Attacks by Iraqi air defence weapons on coalition aircraft conducting legitimate patrols of the No Fly Zones are not recorded against individual nations. The number of recorded confirmed attacks on coalition aircraft in the period were as follows. It is believed actual figures may be significantly higher.

Number of attacks
December 2001 6
January 2002 21
February 15
March 2
April 8
May 32
June 50
July 57
August 68
September 88
October 24
November 65