Written question asked by Russell Brown (Labour) on Monday, 26 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 March 2001. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 March 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what responses have been received to his Department's consultative document on screening arrangements for service personnel and civilians who have served in the Balkans and the Gulf and who are concerned about exposure to depleted uranium; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figure.

Answer: Mr. Russell Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what responses have been received to his Department's consultative document on screening arrangements for service personnel and civilians who have served in the Balkans and the Gulf and who are concerned about exposure to depleted uranium; and if he will make a statement. [155986] Dr. Moonie: I am pleased to say that we have received a total of 32 very helpful and constructive responses to our consultative document on the technical aspects of a screening programme. These are being used in the development of plans for the next stage of work. We now plan to publish a second consultative document with our proposals by 11 April. This is a little later than we had hoped, but the change is necessary if we are to take proper account of the comments we have received.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 155986; 365 c546-7W;365 c548-9W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Ammunition Armed forces Health hazards Iraq-Kuwait conflict Public participation Radioactive materials Screening Balkans Depleted uranium
Contains statistics: Yes
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