§ Paul FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his written Ministerial Statement of 7 July 2003,Official Report, column 41–42WS, on Iraq, whether the full report on operations in Iraq to which he referred will include estimates of the numbers of British and Iraqi military and civilian casualties resulting from recent military operations in Iraq. [125285]
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§ Mr. HoonThe full report on operations in Iraq will contain details of British fatal casualties only. We have no viable means of ascertaining the numbers of Iraqis killed or injured during the conflict. As of 10 October, 50 United Kingdom armed forces personnel and one member of the Defence Fire Service had died since the start of coalition military operations against Iraq. 12 of these deaths were non-battle fatalities.
Mr. MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps were taken during the recent conflict in Iraq to encourage mutiny amongst Iraqi armed service personnel. [132291]
§ Mr. IngramIn an attempt to keep the conflict short and minimise casualties on both sides, the Coalition encouraged surrender and desertion, though not mutiny, within the Iraqi armed forces. Throughout the conflict daily broadcasts were made and leaflets dropped, peaking on 21–23 March with Iraqi ex-military commanders and clerics making appeals to the Iraqi forces to surrender or desert.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the results of the investigations into the cause of Marine Maddison's death in Iraq on 30 March; and if he will make a statement. [125986]
§ Mr. IngramThe Service Police investigation into the death of Marine Maddison is continuing. No conclusions have yet been drawn and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.