§ Adam PriceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many investigations have been held in Iraq into incidents involving confirmed civilian fatalities allegedly caused by United Kingdom military personnel since the end of the conflict. [136966]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 6 November 2003]: We investigate every incident in which we can confirm that there has been a civilian fatality allegedly caused by 434W United Kingdom military personnel. We record centrally cases in which the initial investigation finds there are grounds for the Special Investigations Branch to conduct a formal investigation.
As at 12 November the Special Investigation Branch had begun 17 investigations.