Written question asked by Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 November 2003. It was answered by Lord Bach (Labour) on Monday, 3 November 2003.

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Bach, Lord

Question

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 9 October 2003, 653 c67WA, whether the decision to make anthrax vaccinations optional in the deployment in Iraq this year was taken in consequence of defects in the procedures used in 1990-91 deployment. [HL 5097]. - Inc ref to the MOD paper 'Implementation of the Immunisation Programme against Biological Warfare Agents for UK Forces during the Gulf Conflict 1990-91', available at www.mod.uk/issues/gulfwar/info/medical/bwa/chl.htm.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL 5097; 654 c74-5WA

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Armed forces Armed conflict Deployment Iraq Iraq-Kuwait conflict Vaccination Iraq conflict Anthrax