Written question asked by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) on Thursday, 8 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 May 2003. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 May 2003 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK civilians have been deployed in Iraq by his Department since the end of the war; from what department of government they have been drawn; and what the expected (a) cost and (b) length of their deployment is. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 13 May 2003).

Answer: Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK civilians have been deployed in Iraq by his Department since the end of the war; from what department of government they have been drawn; and what the expected (a) cost and (b) length of their deployment is. [113236] Dr. Moonie: [holding answer 13 May 2003]: The number of Ministry of Defence civilian personnel deployed into theatre is in excess of 180. Of those personnel, the number deployed into Iraq varies daily, but is in the order of 12. In addition, some 50 civilians from other Government Departments have deployed, or are deploying into Iraq with the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance. The Coalition, including civilian personnel, will stay in Iraq only as long as is necessary to help the Iraqi people to build their own political institutions and reconstruct their country. It is too early to predict how long this is likely to take and therefore, how much the deployment of United Kingdom civilians to Iraq will cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 113236; 405 c272-3W;405 c271-2W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Armed forces Costs Deployment Civilians Government departments Iraq Ministry of Defence Iraq conflict
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk