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Written Answers — Defence: Iraq Conflict (14 May 2008)

Adam Ingram: ...Bob Ainsworth to Julian Lewis: You will recall that I wrote to you on 11 September 2007 about the investigation into the handling of the US cockpit recording of an attack on a UK light tank in Iraq on 28 March 2003. We have now received the Joint Army/RAF investigation report on the unauthorised disclosure of the cockpit recording and I am therefore able to give you a substantive...

Oral Answers to Questions — Leader of the House: Iraq (8 Oct 2007)

Adam Ingram: ...that we were militarily engaged in Bosnia for 15 years, in Northern Ireland for 38 years and that we are still involved in Kosovo after eight years? Does he agree that after four difficult years in Iraq, we now have measurable and quantifiable success—not failure, as some people are trying to talk up?

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Deployment (27 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: The air-bridge to Iraq and Afghanistan operates from RAF Brize Norton. Where possible, military personnel based at Scottish RAF bases are moved to RAF Brize Norton by RAF Air Transport for onward transport to operational theatres. However, in order to make the optimum use of available aircraft this is not always possible, particularly for moves of small numbers of personnel or individuals....

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Training (25 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: ...X Yes Hungary X X X X X X — Yes Iceland X — — X X X — — India X X X X X X X Yes Indonesia — — X X X X X Yes Iraq — — X X X X X Yes Israel X X X X X X — Yes Italy X X X X X X X Yes Jamaica X X X X X X X Yes Japan X X X X X X X Yes ...

Written Answers — Defence: Iraq: Peacekeeping Operations (25 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: In March 2007 there were some 7,100 UK troops in Iraq which has reduced to currently some 5,500 personnel in theatre. There have been four members of the 1 Battalion, The Rifles deployed to Iraq since March 2007 of which three are still currently in Iraq. All of the troops serving with the Rifles Battalion are issued with Enhanced Combat Body Armour (ECBA) which is standard issue to all...

Points of Order: Armed Forces Personnel (21 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: Since we last debated defence, 14 personnel have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. I know that the House's thoughts are with their families and friends at this time. I welcome this opportunity to open the debate on our armed forces personnel and the civilians who support them. Day in, day out, they work extremely hard for the nation at home and abroad. My central theme is that, in...

Points of Order: Armed Forces Personnel (21 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: ...standards, we must follow up and take appropriate action. Last week's House of Lords judgment in the Al-Skeini case provided helpful clarification on the application of the Human Rights Act 1998 in Iraq. Subsequent media coverage suggested that this ruling would impose an additional constraint on our personnel. That is not the case. The criminal law regulating the conduct of our forces...

Points of Order: Armed Forces Personnel (21 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: ...reservists are an important and valued part of our armed forces. They are playing a distinguished role in current operations. About 300 reservists are serving in Afghanistan, and 400 are serving in Iraq. I am most grateful to them and their employers for their support. Having reservists serving alongside our regular forces provides some of the best leadership training on the market....

Points of Order: Armed Forces Personnel (21 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: I do not accept the allegation of complacency. That is an outrageous comment. I recognise the role played by the hon. Gentleman in Iraq or Afghanistan—I cannot remember where he served—but I do not accept the charge of complacency. I have set out what we do, which is better than what was done even a few short years ago. The quality and dedication of our medical teams is of the...

Written Answers — Defence: Defence: Procurement (21 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: Between 1 June 2006 and 31 May 2007 the total value of approved urgent operational requirements was some £810 million. As the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are still ongoing, much information regarding specific urgent operational requirements remains operationally sensitive and is withheld as its release would, or would be likely to, prejudice the security of our armed forces.

Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peace Keeping Operations (19 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: Mastiff protected patrol vehicles have been delivered to Afghanistan and Iraq and are being used in operations. I am withholding information on delivery schedules of numbers of vehicles on operations as it would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness and security of armed forces.

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Food (19 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: ...contract, which commenced on 1 October 2006, approximately 68 per cent. of food items (excluding fresh produce, which is affected by seasonality) supplied to UK forces based in the UK, Germany, Iraq and Afghanistan are sourced from suppliers within the UK. Approximately 55 per cent. of beef and 13 per cent. of lamb and mutton supplied to UK forces in these locations is of British origin.

Written Answers — Defence: Armoured Fighting Vehicles (19 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: ...and can only be provided at disproportionate cost. The number of Land Rovers recorded as having 'overturned without first colliding' worldwide is shown in the following table. The figures exclude Iraq and Afghanistan but our reporting system does not record whether the accident took place during pre-deployment training and further information could be provided only at disproportionate...

Written Answers — Defence: Navy: Reserve Forces (19 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: ...The number of Royal Navy reservists deployed in each year since 2000-01, broken down by location, is as follows: Location 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Total Iraq 320 125 9 3 30 11 498 Afghanistan — — — — 26 5 31 Bosnia — — 1 1 — — 2 North East Africa — —...

Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Pay (12 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: holding answer 11 June 2007 For the financial year 2007-08, the operational allowance for Iraq and Afghanistan will increase by 3.6 per cent. and this will be backdated to 1 April 2007. The allowance is based on the tax and national insurance paid by a private soldier, lower band pay range, level 5, on his/her income and longer separation allowance, while deployed on operations. Therefore,...

Opposition Day — [14th Allotted Day]: Iraq Inquiry (11 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: .... They want to engender disharmony, disillusionment and division in all that we do as a nation. They are driven not by what is right for our armed forces in the difficult tasks that they face in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, but by cheap political posturing—no more than naked populism dressed up as principle. Although it is tempting, I would not ascribe such motives to the...

Opposition Day — [14th Allotted Day]: Iraq Inquiry (11 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: ...although I think that that would be corrosive. Let me make a serious point: we know from this debate—from speaker after speaker—the previous debate and each time that we have discussed Iraq that people have already reached their conclusions and firm positions. They want an inquiry to confirm those positions, but that would not be the purpose of any such inquest. The hon....

Opposition Day — [14th Allotted Day]: Iraq Inquiry (11 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: The hon. Gentleman should remember from his military training the definition of what constitutes a civil war. An elected Government are in place in Iraq and are working assiduously to find solutions to complex problems. We and many other countries are assisting them. Yes, many lives have been lost, some of which, sadly, have been those of individuals serving alongside the Iraqi people to try...

Opposition Day — [14th Allotted Day]: Iraq Inquiry (11 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: ...the future is here and now. Baker-Hamilton sought to address what is in front of us. Our policy of focusing our efforts on the vital task of helping to develop the capacity and capability of the Iraqi authorities remains unchanged. That support is valued by the Government of Iraq. Iraqi Ministers have publicly stated their appreciation of the help and support that we provide. We would be...

Written Answers — Defence: Sierra Leone: Peacekeeping Operations (11 Jun 2007)

Adam Ingram: holding answer 4 June 2007 Historical data on fatalities and casualties for major ongoing operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have now been reconciled and validated. This information is published and updated regularly and can be found at http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/FactSheets/Operations Factsheets, along with details of fatalities for operations in the Balkans. Work to date on the...