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Written question asked by Harry Cohen (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 January 2005. It was answered by Adam Ingram (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 January 2005 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ministry of Defence

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Mark 77 firebombs have been used by Coalition forces (a) in Iraq and (b) in or near areas in Iraq where civilians lived; whether this weapon is equivalent to napalm; whether (i) the UK and (ii) the US has signed the UN convention banning the use of napalm against civilian targets; and if he will make a statement.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
207246; 429 c374W
Session
2004-05
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Written questions
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Subjects
Iraq Peacekeeping operations Weapons Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Napalm
Link
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