§ Lord Gardenasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many offensive air missions against targets in Iraq have been conducted by United Kingdom aircraft since 1 May 2003; how many weapons were released; and what proportion of those weapons were precision weapons. [HL700]
§ Lord BachNo offensive air missions have been flown by United Kingdom aircraft against targets in Iraq since May 2003. However, UK aircraft provide close air support to coalition troops and on one occasion have released a weapon which was a precision guided bomb.