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Written Ministerial Statements — Defence: Detention Policy (9 Nov 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: ...attempts to kill and maim our troops and the Afghan people. In his statement on the 26 February 2009, Official Report, column 394 on the detention and transfer of persons captured by UK forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, my right hon. Friend the then Secretary of State for Defence set out the value of detention operations to our campaign in Afghanistan. Detention operations by UK forces are...

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Future of the Territorial Army (28 Oct 2009) has video

Bob Ainsworth: ...TA, and 650 reservists are serving in Afghanistan, some 7 per cent. of all of the forces deployed. As the hon. Member for Woodspring (Dr. Fox) said, 14 members of the TA have died on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and more have been wounded, 31 returning with potentially life-changing injuries. Their sacrifice must not and will not be forgotten.

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan (20 Oct 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: ...and Security and Minister for Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform have not visited Afghanistan in the last 12 months. Secretary of State for Defence—John Hutton 18 to 23 October 2008: Iraq and Afghanistan 18 to 21 January 2009: Afghanistan and Pakistan S ecretary of State for Defence— Bob Ainsworth 26 to 30 June 2009: Afghanistan 2 to 7 October 2009: Afghanistan and...

Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Defence Acquisition (Independent Review) (19 Oct 2009) has video

Bob Ainsworth: ...they need to deliver success on current operations and in the future. The system works best when the need is most urgent. We have successfully provided £4.1 billion-worth of equipment to theatre in Iraq and Afghanistan through the urgent operational requirements system since those operations began. Our people, military and civilian, can be proud of that achievement, and the service...

Defence Policy (15 Oct 2009) has video

Bob Ainsworth: ...price; many hundreds of members of the Afghan national security forces have lost their lives this year. Last week, in St. Paul's cathedral, we paid tribute to the achievements of British troops in Iraq, where 179 of our people lost their lives. I am pleased to report to the House that, on Tuesday, the Iraqi Council of Representatives gave our bilateral agreement on naval training and...

Defence Policy (15 Oct 2009) has video

Bob Ainsworth: ...have doubled the number of battlefield helicopters and increased the flying hours by 130 per cent. That will include the deployment of the Merlin fleet to Afghanistan for the first time after its service in Iraq.

Written Ministerial Statements — Defence: Defence Acquisition (Independent Review) (15 Oct 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: ...they need to deliver success on current operations and in the future. The system works best when the need is most urgent. We have successfully provided £4.1 billion worth of equipment to theatre in Iraq and Afghanistan through urgent operational requirements since operations began. Our people, military and civilian, can be proud of that achievement. And the service chiefs have made...

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (12 Oct 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: ...details on the helicopter types currently deployed in Afghanistan. Helicopter types used in: Platforms currently serving in Afghanistan (a) Falklands (1982) (b) First Gulf War (c) Iraq Lynx Mk 7 No Yes Yes Lynx Mk 9 No No Yes Sea King Mk 4 Yes Yes Yes Chinook Mk 2 Yes Yes Yes

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (14 Sep 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: ...will last on average around two to three weeks, including time for travel. Michael Yon had been embedded with British forces on a number of occasions before his recent visit—twice in Iraq in 2007, and once in Afghanistan in 2008. His latest embed had been scheduled to last for two weeks but it was extended to take account of delays to his arrival. In all, his stay was extended twice...

Written Ministerial Statements — Defence: MOD Annual Report and Accounts (21 Jul 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: ...'s website at: www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceFor/Researchers/. This last year has been a challenging one for defence. Operational tempos remained high, with operations in Afghanistan and Iraq continuing, although now in Iraq we have seen the end of our combat role and the return of the majority of our personnel. In those theatres and others, British forces have made, and continue to...

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Detainees (21 Jul 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: holding answer 3 March 2009 The following table lists the detainees that have died while within the custody of the UK in Iraq. Where known, the official cause of death is included. However, burial is often within 24 hours in accordance with religious custom, preventing a post mortem from occurring. Operation T elic Date of death Name of deceased Post Mortem Cause of Death 12...

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Suicide (21 Jul 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: holding answer 20 July 2009 We are aware of a total of 27 regular service personnel whose deaths have been recorded as coroner confirmed suicides or open verdicts and who had previously served in Iraq or Afghanistan. The areas of deployment are: 24 who had been deployed to Iraq only; one who had been deployed to Afghanistan only; two who had been deployed to both operational theatres. There...

Written Answers — Defence: White Phosphorus (21 Jul 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: In the last five years, white phosphorus munitions have been used by UK forces in both the Iraq and Afghanistan theatres of operation, information covering the last 10 years is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. White phosphorus munitions are only used by UK forces to protect troops on operations by producing a smoke screen to provide cover in accordance...

Written Ministerial Statements — Defence: Judicial Review Appeal (15 Jul 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: This important case arose from the tragic death of Private Jason Smith from heatstroke in Iraq in 2003 and was brought by Private Smith's mother. The Court of Appeal gave its judgment for the respondent on 18 May this year, while granting the Secretary of State permission to appeal to the House of Lords. There is no longer any dispute over the question which initiated the case. The MOD has...

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Detainees (6 Jul 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: ...formal legal power for the UK to demand access to the individuals, close relationships with the US satisfy me that this is not required. After 31 December 2008 the UK has no power of detention in Iraq so demanding the return of these two individuals would not be practical nor possible. The review examined the available historical records, which suggest that British officials became aware...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq and Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (6 Jul 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: The Ministry of Defence holds statistics on the number of casualties suffered by UK forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, including on the number of casualties evacuated by air from Iraq and Afghanistan on medical grounds. These are published on the Ministry of Defence website, two weeks in arrears, at the following addresses: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePubl...

Written Answers — Defence: White Phosphorus (6 Jul 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: ...emphasises that it should only be used for its intended purpose; as an obscurant and not as an anti-personnel weapon. The Government do not collate figures for civilian casualties in Afghanistan, Iraq or on other operations. Every effort is made to avoid civilian casualties in all theatres, and any that are the result of action by UK armed forces are always a matter of profound regret.

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (24 Jun 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: Within Baghdad, the Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General Multi-National Forces-Iraq is under operational command of the UK's Chief of Joint Operations, working within the US command chain to fulfil the duties implicit in his coalition appointment. The Senior British Military Representative-Iraq has operational control of all UK staff officers embedded in the...

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Deployment (9 Jun 2009)

Bob Ainsworth: holding answer 8 June 2009 Information on the proportion of military equipment that was formerly deployed to Iraq but which may be redeployed to Afghanistan is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. With respect to items previously gifted to the Government of Iraq, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my predecessor on 12 May 2009, Official...

Business of the House: Defence in the World (4 Jun 2009) has video

Bob Ainsworth: ...his response to them. I shall make a few comments on those issues, and then try to respond to all the points that Members have made. We cannot afford to ignore the lessons of current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. We must capture and institutionalise them. The integrated military and civilian structures that we now have on the ground in Helmand have developed the hard way. We need to...