Written question asked by Lord Clark of Windermere (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 January 1995. It was answered by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Monday, 16 January 1995 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

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Ministry of Defence;Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment

Question

What was the purpose of LSD experiments called Recount carried out at the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment, Porton Down; in which years the Recount experiments were conducted; how many service volunteers were tested under the Recount experiments; what were the lowest and highest doses administered to service volunteers during the Recount experiments; what these volunteers were required to do under the Recount experiments and what types of animals were used; what was the conclusion of the Recount experiments; with which countries the results of these experiments were shared; and under which defence agreement the results were shared with these countries. - Text of letter from Graham Pearson of CBDE. Inc figures.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

252 c372-3W;252 c371-2W

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Armed forces Chemical and biological warfare Defence International cooperation Staff Medicine Research LSD

Contains statistics

Yes