Written question asked by Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 November 2004. It was answered by Lord Bach (Labour) on Thursday, 18 November 2004.

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Bach, Lord

Question

When they first knew that sarin and cyclosarin were involved in the fall-out from the demolition by United States forces of the Iraqi chemical arms bunkers at Khamisiyah in March 1 991, to which British troops were exposed; and why this information was not included in the paper 'The 1990/1991 Gulf Conflict: Health and Personnel Related Lessons Identified', published by the Ministry of Defence on 4 November 2004. [HL 4937].

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL 4937; 666 c197-8WA

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Armed forces Armed conflict Demolition Chemical weapons Health hazards Iraq Iraq-Kuwait conflict Research USA Veterans Sarin