§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the International Committee of the Red Cross report was received by him or his ministerial colleagues; and when it was first brought to his attention. [173003]
§ Mr. HoonI refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 20 May 2004Official Report, column 1148W to the hon. Member for Wokingham (Mr. Redwood).
§ Mr. SoamesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the International Committee of the Red Cross report on the treatment by Coalition forces of prisoners of war in Iraq was passed to the Foreign Office. [173403]
§ Mr. MacShaneI have been asked to reply.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary gave to the right hon. and learned Member for Devizes (Mr. Ancram) on 26 May 2004, Official Report, column 1637W.
§ Glenda JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how the provisions of the Third Geneva Convention, articles 70, 122, 12 and the Fourth Geneva Convention, articles 106, 136, 137, 138, 140 are delivered to the families of Iraqi prisoners of war and civilian detainees. [173452]
§ Mr. HoonIndividuals brought to the United Kingdom detention facility are asked to complete a form with details of an individual who they wish to be notified of their detention. The nominated individual is then informed by the armed forces. To date there have been no complaints lodged by the internees that their families are not aware or notified of their whereabouts.
§ Tom CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence which private organisations are providing support to UK military forces in Iraq; and what role each has. [174351]
§ Mr. IngramThe United Kingdom Ministry of Defence has many contracts with UK companies for the provision of support to deployed operations. These contracts are generally for the provision of service support, welfare and equipment support. Currently there are 10 UK prime contractor companies deployed as on Operation Telic providing support to UK forces in areas such as food supply, communications, welfare 217W provision and infrastructure works. In addition the in-theatre UK forces have let around 100 contracts with local companies covering a wide range of service support type needs (water supply, generator hire, air conditioning hire, waste disposal, etc.).
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK troops are deployed as UN(a) troops and (b) military observers; what operations
1998 1999 2000 2001 Observers Troops Observers Troops Observers Troops Observers Troops UNFICYP1 Cyprus — 412 — 410 — 411 — 410 UNIKO2 Kuwait 11 — 11 — 11 — 11 — UNOMIG3 Georgia 7 — 7 — 7 — 7 — UNAMSIL4 Sierra Leone — — — — — — 15 8 UNTAET5 East Timor — — — — — — 4 — UNMIK6 Kosovo — — — — — — 1 — MONUC7 DRCongo — — — — — — — 5 UNMEE8 Ethiopia/Eritrea — — — — — — — — UNAMA9 Afghanistan — — — — — — — — UNMIL10 Liberia — — — — — — — — TOTAL 18 412 18 410 18 411 38 423
2002 2003 2004 Observers Troops Observers Troops Observers Troops UNFICYP1 Cyprus — 413 — 414 — 413 UNIKO2 Kuwait 11 1 11 — — — UNOMIG3 Georgia 7 — 7 — 7 — UNAMSIL4 Sierra Leone 15 7 15 7 15 7 UNTAET5 East Timor 2 — — — — — UNMIK6 Kosovo 1 — 1 — 1 — MONUC7 DRCongo — 6 — 6 — 5 UNMEE8 Ethiopia/Eritrea 1 3 1 2 1 2 IJNAMA9 Afghanistan 1 — 1 — 1 — UNMIL10 Liberia — — — 3 — 3 TOTAL 38 430 36 433 25 430 1 UK contribution to UNFICYP commenced in 1964 2 UK contribution to UNIKOM mission commenced in October 1999 and completed in October 2003 3 UK contribution to UNMOIG commenced in August 1993 4UK contribution to UNAMSIL mission commenced October 2002 5 UK contribution to UNTAET mission commenced October 1999 and completed in April 2002 6 UK contribution to UNMIK mission commenced in June 2001 7 MONUC commenced November 1999 8 UK contribution to UNMEE commenced in June 2000 9 UK contribution to UNAMA mission commenced December 2002 and completed in January 2004 10 UK contribution to UNMIL mission commenced September 2003
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) attack helicopters, (b) engineering units and (c) field hospitals his Department is contributing to UN operations; and how many of each it contributed in each of the last seven years. [175120]
§ Mr. IngramFor each of the last seven years the United Kingdom has contributed a 13 person engineering detachment to support the UK element of UNFICYP in Cyprus. The UK has not contributed any attack helicopters or field hospitals to United Nations operations in the last seven years.
§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much training his Department provides to(a) troops and (b) military observers participating in UN missions; and if he will make a statement. [175121]
218Wthey are involved with; where they are stationed; and how many were so deployed in each of the last seven years. [175119]
§ Mr. IngramThe following table sets out the approximate number of UK troops deployed as United Nations military observers and troops, the operations they were involved with and where they were stationed in each of the last seven years:
§ Mr. IngramPrior to deployment on United Nations missions the Ministry of Defence provides its troops with three training packages; general country awareness (briefings on culture, media awareness, etc.), mandatory skills (training in negotiation, mediation, observation reporting and public order) and a group training exercise which simulates dealing with violations of a UN mandate.
Prior to deployment on UN missions MOD provides its UN military observers with a two week training package; which includes: operations awareness briefing, intelligence briefing, theatre hand-over, cultural awareness, language training, personal health and safety (mine awareness, stress management), off-road four wheel driving, environmental health, conduct after capture, use of interpreters, negotiation and mediation.