HL Deb 09 December 2004 vol 667 cc43-4WA
Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether an official estimate has been made of the scale of Iraqi civilian casualties caused directly by the action of coalition forces during and since the invasion; and, if there has been no such estimate, what are the reasons for this. [HL100]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

I refer the noble Lord to my Written Statement on this subject of 17 November (Official Report, col. WS61-WS64).