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Written question asked by Harry Cohen (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 24 June 1994. It was answered by Jeremy Hanley (Conservative) on Friday, 24 June 1994 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence;Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment

Question
In which years Porton Down has tested (a) CR gas and (b) CS gas on service personnel in the human volunteer programme; what was purpose of these tests; how the gas was administered to the volunteers in both cases; what was the conclusion of these tests for each of the gases; how many service volunteers were tested with each of the gases; and where the results of these tests are published in open literature. - Includes text of letter from Dr G Pearson of CBDE.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
245 c382-4W;245 c380-2W
Session
1993-94
Subjects
Disclosure of information Armed forces Chemical and biological warfare Defence Chemical weapons Biological weapons Research Testing Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment