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| More funds for Iraq war inquests | More funds for Iraq war inquests |
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| Extra funding has been agreed for the Wiltshire coroner, one of 32 coroners holding inquests into the deaths of military personnel in Iraq. | |
| The Ministry of Defence said it did not want a backlog of inquests to build up for coroner David Masters, although there was no current backlog. | The Ministry of Defence said it did not want a backlog of inquests to build up for coroner David Masters, although there was no current backlog. |
| An extra deputy coroner and coroner's officer will now be taken on. | An extra deputy coroner and coroner's officer will now be taken on. |
| A row had broken out after the Oxfordshire coroner was given extra funds to avoid a backlog. | A row had broken out after the Oxfordshire coroner was given extra funds to avoid a backlog. |
| Mr Masters told the BBC in September that he was confident that extra government money would mean no delays for military inquests in Wiltshire. | Mr Masters told the BBC in September that he was confident that extra government money would mean no delays for military inquests in Wiltshire. |
| "With that funding, I don't intend to allow any backlog to build up," he said. | "With that funding, I don't intend to allow any backlog to build up," he said. |