To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK fatalities in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan have been attributed to the inadequate protection of vehicles with inadequate protection from roadside bombs. (135901)

No UK fatalities from roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan have been directly attributed to inadequately protected vehicles. Protection is provided through a combination of tactics, techniques and procedures as well as armour and other technical means. However, even with all of these measures employed, absolute protection can never be 100 per cent. guaranteed.