Written question asked by Harry Cohen (Labour) on Friday, 25 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 1 February 2002. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Friday, 1 February 2002 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Ministry of Defence
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether members of Her Majesty's armed forces are operating in areas of Afghanistan subject to recent attacks with cluster bombs; and what guidance has been issued to personnel on safety in relation to unexploded submunitions.
- Answer
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Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether members of Her Majesty's armed forces are operating in areas of Afghanistan subject to recent attacks with cluster bombs; and what guidance has been issued to personnel on safety in relation to unexploded submunitions. [31632] Mr. Ingram: Years of conflict have left a wide variety of unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan. Before deployment, members of the armed forces are routinely given advice o the types of munitions they may encounter.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 31632; 379 c600W;379 c596W
- Session
- 2001-02
- Subjects
- Armed forces Deployment Bombs Bomb disposal Peacekeeping operations Safety Afghanistan
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