Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 25 May 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 June 2000. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Monday, 5 June 2000 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of available stocks of (a) precision guided munitions and (c) non-precision guided munitions were used during operation Allied Force. - Including fact that withholding this information in accordance with exemption 1 (Defence, Security and International Relations) of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

Answer: Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of available stocks of (a) precision guided munitions and (c) non-precision guided munitions were used during operation Allied Force. [124316] Mr. Spellar: The numbers of munitions used during Operation Allied Force were published by the Ministry of Defence last year, in my right hon. Friend, the then Secretary of State, Lord Robertson's account of the Kosovo crisis. Details of the percentage of our stockpile this expenditure represented would assist a potential adversary to assess our operational capability. I am therefore withholding this information in accordance with exemption 1 (Defence, Security and International Relations) of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

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