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Written question asked by Harold Best (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 November 2004. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 November 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will investigate the whereabouts of the research conducted by Professor Huda Ammash, Dean of Baghdad University, and other scientists, into the contamination of Iraq from depleted uranium.
Answer

Mr. Best: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will investigate the whereabouts of the research conducted by Professor Huda Ammash, Dean of Baghdad University, and other scientists, into the contamination of Iraq from depleted uranium. [196761] Mr. Caplin: The Ministry of Defence carries out regular reviews of all peer reviewed scientific literature relating to the use of depleted uranium munitions by subscription to international scientific and medical databases such as PubMed and Web of Science. No record of any work by Professor Huda Ammash relating to depleted uranium has been found on these databases.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
196761; 426 c716W;426 c721W
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Contamination Iraq Pollution Research Depleted uranium
Link
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