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Written question asked by Marquess of Lothian (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 December 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Monday, 19 December 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Iraq/Afghanistan

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the US mid-term elections in November 2006 on the programme and timetable for withdrawal of coalition forces from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Answer

Withdrawal of coalition forces from Iraq and Afghanistan is a matter for the individual troop contributing nations. Withdrawal of UK forces does not depend on particular dates or timetables but on achieving certain conditions.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c2342W; 38259
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Elections Iraq Peacekeeping operations USA Afghanistan
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk