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Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 April 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 May 2004. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 May 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have been taken since the end of the Iraq war to monitor levels of uranium in (a) milk and (b) drinking water.
Answer

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps have been taken since the end of the Iraq war to monitor levels of uranium in (a) milk and (b) drinking water. [166869] Mr. Ingram: The Ministry of Defence will provide advice on carrying out risk assessments on depleted uranium (DU) within urban areas and on long-term monitoring of DU in the environment, to the United Nations Environment Programme.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
421 c214W; 166869
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Iraq Drinking water Pollution Monitoring Milk Reconstruction Uranium
Link
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