§ Mr. SoamesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions since 1 January 2001 British aircraft have been involved in air to ground action over Iraq. [31845]
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§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 31 January 2002]: Between 1 January 2001 and 23 January 2002 UK aircraft patrolling the No Fly Zones released ordnance in self-defence against military targets in the Iraqi Integrated Air Defence System on 15 occasions.
I regret that due to an error in our records, an incorrect figure of 14 was given in response to a previous question on 16 January 2002, Official Report, column 314W.