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Written question asked by Lynne Jones (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 July 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 July 1999. It was answered by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Labour) on Monday, 19 July 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what investigations he is undertaking into the environmental impact of the use of weapons containing depleted uranium during the conflict in Kosovo and Serbia; what decontamination work is taking place in Kosovo as a result of the use of weapons containing depleted uranium by US forces; what responsibility the US is taking for the cost of this work, and if (i) UK and (ii) other EU personnel are involved.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
335 c422W;335 c424W; 91764;91765
Session
1998-99
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Contamination Environmental impact assessment Weapons Research Serbia Yugoslavia Kosovo Depleted uranium