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Written question asked by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 October 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 October 2014. A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 21 October 2014. A substantive answer was provided by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Monday, 27 October 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Depleted Uranium

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the use of depleted uranium by UK armed forces operating in Iraq and Syria.

Answer

None of the munitions supplied to UK Forces for use over Iraq contains depleted uranium; there are no UK forces operating in Syria. There are no plans to issue depleted uranium weapons to UK forces operating over Iraq.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
210447
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Iraq Syria Depleted uranium
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk