§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his latest estimate is of the number of civilians killed in Iraq by Coalition forces since 20 March 2003; and if he will make a statement on how this figure was calculated. [175074]
§ Mr. IngramI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 14 June 2004,Official Report, columns 641-42W, to the right hon. and learned Member for Rushcliffe (Mr. Clarke).
§ Mr. DawsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of UK armed forces have been killed during the Second Gulf War. [179278]
§ Mr. Caplin[holding answer 17 June 2004]: 59 members of the armed forces have been killed in Operation Telic. 34 were killed during major combat operations from 19 March to 1 May, and 25 subsequently.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the countries of origin were of(a) advice, (b)technology and (c) materials discovered by the Iraq Survey Group which contributed towards the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction in that country. [179760]
§ Mr. HoonThe Iraq Survey Group continues to investigate foreign assistance to Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction programmes and is expected to produce a substantive report later this year.
The Iraq Survey Group has confirmed that Iraq was holding discussions with North Korea regarding technology associated with a 1,300 km range missile system. It has also been confirmed that foreign technology and technical assistance were critical to the progress made by Iraqi engineers and designers.
§ Adam PriceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his latest estimate is of the number of civilian casualties in Iraq since the beginning of the war. [175035]
§ Mr. Ingram[holding answer 21 May 2004]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 June 2004.Official Report, columns 641-42W, to the right hon. and learned Member for Rushcliffe (Mr. Clarke).