§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) officers and (b) other ranks signed off in each of the three services in each of the last three years; of those, how many were tasked to Iraq after signing off; and if he will make a statement. [176802]
§ Mr. Caplin[holding answer 8 June 2004]: The term 'signed off' is not recognised within the UK armed forces.