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Basra Air Base

Volume 459: debated on Tuesday 17 April 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Iraqi (a) civilians, (b) police and (c) military personnel are expected to work in Basra Air Base. (130023)

Approximately 130 Iraqi military personnel are currently based at Basra Air Station. This figure will increase to around 200 personnel once the 10 Division headquarters moves from Basra Air Station in summer 2007 and the buildings have been converted to a Joint Leadership Academy. Some of those attending courses at the academy will be police personnel but it is not possible to estimate how many this will be at any one time.

As at 20 March 2007, around 780 Iraqi civilians were working at Basra but this figure fluctuates significantly on a daily basis depending on a number of factors including contractor activity and requirements for construction work.