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Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 9 July 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 13 July 2001. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Friday, 13 July 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the information pack which is being sent to academic researchers who submit an expression of interest in carrying out an epidemiological study of service volunteers who took part in experiments at the Chemical Defence Establishment, Porton Down; if he will place in the Library a copy of the protocol drawn up by the Chemical Defence Establishment, Porton Down, to carry out the experiment in 1983 in which service personnel were exposed to sarin nerve gas and involved the technique of single fibre electromyography. (Study in Library Dep 01/1122). - Yes.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
371 c662W; 3410;3399
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Armed forces Chemical and biological warfare Information Research Epidemiology Chemical Defence Establishment Human experiments Sarin
Link
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