§ Adam Price:To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Iraqi civilians have been killed by United Kingdom or United States military forces in (a) Iraq and (b) Baghdad since the end of the conflict in Iraq. [129641]
§ Mr. Hoon:We make every effort to minimise the impact of military operations on the Iraqi civilian population. We have no reliable means of ascertaining the numbers of civilians killed by United Kingdom Forces since the conflict ended.
§ Mr. Jenkin:To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) small arms and (b) heavy weapons have been (i) confiscated and (ii) destroyed by UK forces since cessation of hostilities in Iraq. [126136]
§ Mr. Ingram:We did not centrally record the numbers of weapons confiscated or destroyed before 10 May 2003. Since then, as of 24 September, over 3,100 small arms and 450 heavy weapons (rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and man-portable air-defence missile systems) have been confiscated by forces of the Multinational Division under United Kingdom Command. We do not separately record the numbers destroyed. Excellent progress also continues to be made in the broader task of munitions clearance.