Written question asked by Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 April 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 April 2002. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 April 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK and its allies in Northern Iraq have used depleted uranium weapons.

Answer: Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the UK and its allies in Northern Iraq have used depleted uranium weapons. [51638] Dr. Moonie: United Kingdom forces did not use depleted uranium (DU) munitions in Northern Iraq during the Gulf War. They were deployed as part of a humanitarian relief operation and were therefore not equipped with Challenger battle tanks. The United Kingdom's allies are also not believed to have used DU in Northern Iraq during the war. Allied forces are not using DU munitions in the policing of the Northern No Fly Zone.

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