Written question asked by Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Drayson (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 November 2006.

Gulf War Illnesses

Question: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Drayson on 9 October (WA 47), whether they have made an assessment of the analysis published in June 2004 of atmospheric plume studies by the Accountability Office of the Government of the United States; and, if so, whether they have revised their conclusions about the number of British troops exposed to the fall-out of the demolition at Khamisiyah.

Answer: The Ministry of Defence paper Review of Modelling of the Demolitions at Khamisiyah in March 1991 and implications for UK personnel, published in January 2005, took full account of the United States Government Accountability (formerly General Accounting) Office June 2004 review. This followed an assessment by Ministry of Defence experts. A copy, of the paper is available in the Library of the House and on the Ministry of Defence website at www.mod.uk.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 8055; 686 c184WA
Session: 2005-06
Related items: Gulf War Illnesses
Monday, 9 October 2006
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Armed conflict Bombings Chemical weapons Health hazards Iraq Iraq-Kuwait conflict Research USA Veterans
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