Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Thursday, 1 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 March 2001. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Monday, 12 March 2001 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many depleted uranium shells were fired into the Irish Sea in each of the last 10 years. - Including table. (Holding answer 6 March 2001).

Answer: Mr. Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many depleted uranium shells were fired into the Irish Sea in each of the last 10 years. [152629] Mr. Spellar: [holding answer 6 March 2001]: No depleted uranium (DU) shells have been fired into the Irish sea in the last 10 years. DU projectiles are fired from Kirkcudbright into the Solway Firth and the numbers fired over the last 10 years are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Numbers fired 1991 666 1992 781 1993 682 1994 455 1995 280 1996 147 1997 740 1998 134 1999 111 2000 272 2001 {1}14 Total 4,282 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} to date

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 364 c411W; 152629
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Ammunition Depleted uranium Firing ranges Irish Sea Solway Firth Kirkcudbright Training Area
Contains statistics: Yes
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