To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of the prescription drug Pyridostigmine Bromide.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of the prescription drug Pyridostigmine Bromide.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the tablets in nerve agent pre-treatment sets in dealing with soman and sarin.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the tablets in nerve agent pre-treatment sets in dealing with soman and sarin.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what legal advice they have taken in regard to their legal responsibility in having funded the use of pyridostigmine bromide prescribed to NHS patients and any illnesses this has caused.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what legal advice they have taken in regard to their legal responsibility in having funded the use of pyridostigmine bromide prescribed to NHS patients and any illnesses this has caused.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the usual duration of the treatment period for civilians prescribed pyridostigmine bromide.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the usual duration of the treatment period for civilians prescribed pyridostigmine bromide.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the age profile of civilians prescribed with pyridostigmine bromide (PB) compared with that of members of the Armed Forces who were required to take PB during the first Gulf War.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the age profile of civilians prescribed with pyridostigmine bromide (PB) compared with that of members of the Armed Forces who were required to take PB during the first Gulf War.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many veterans of the 1991 Gulf conflict self-administered Pyridostigmine Bromide; and how many suffered adverse side-effects as a result.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many veterans of the 1991 Gulf conflict self-administered Pyridostigmine Bromide; and how many suffered adverse side-effects as a result.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many groups other than veterans of the 1991 Gulf conflict have been or were prescribed pyridostigmine bromide; and what have been the side-effects for them.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many groups other than veterans of the 1991 Gulf conflict have been or were prescribed pyridostigmine bromide; and what have been the side-effects for them.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many servicemen and servicewomen deployed in the Gulf War in 1990–91 were given pyridostigmine bromide.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many servicemen and servicewomen deployed in the Gulf War in 1990–91 were given pyridostigmine bromide.

Lords question for short debate on whether, in addressing the problems and needs of veterans of the first Gulf War with still undiagnosed illnesses, they will be taking into account the findings of the congressionally mandated and funded US Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses, particularly those on exposures to pyridostigmine bromide and organophosphates.

Lords question for short debate on whether, in addressing the problems and needs of veterans of the first Gulf War with still undiagnosed illnesses, they will be taking into account the findings of the congressionally mandated and funded US Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses, particularly those on...

Asked By To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in addressing the problems and needs of veterans of the first Gulf War with still undiagnosed illnesses, they will be taking into account the findings of the congressionally mandated and funded US Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, particularly those...

Asked By To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in addressing the problems and needs of veterans of the first Gulf War with still undiagnosed illnesses, they will be taking into account the findings of the congressionally mandated and funded US Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, particularly those...

My Lords, as a member of the Government who were responsible for sending the troops to the Gulf on that occasion, I feel it is absolutely essential that they be treated with fairness now. In connection with the Budget, the point has been made again and again that this has...

My Lords, as a member of the Government who were responsible for sending the troops to the Gulf on that occasion, I feel it is absolutely essential that they be treated with fairness now. In connection with the Budget, the point has been made again and again that this has...

My Lords, I am coming to the United States reports in a while. Lessons identified from the 1991 conflict have been implemented for other operations. So far there has been no similar problem with unexplained illnesses. The noble Lord, Lord Morris, was the first British parliamentarian to be co-opted on...

My Lords, I am coming to the United States reports in a while. Lessons identified from the 1991 conflict have been implemented for other operations. So far there has been no similar problem with unexplained illnesses. The noble Lord, Lord Morris, was the first British parliamentarian to be co-opted on...

My Lords, it is customary to congratulate noble Lords on obtaining a debate during the dinner hour. Indeed, the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig, has already done so. However, with the little we have to do, with the notable exception of the Academies Bill, perhaps obtaining a debate is...

My Lords, it is customary to congratulate noble Lords on obtaining a debate during the dinner hour. Indeed, the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig, has already done so. However, with the little we have to do, with the notable exception of the Academies Bill, perhaps obtaining a debate is...

My Lords, I warmly congratulate and thank, in the same terms as did the noble and learned Lord, Lord Lloyd of Berwick, the noble Lord, Lord Morris of Manchester, for the way in which he has so persistently and persuasively pursued the issue of the treatment of Gulf War settlements....

My Lords, I warmly congratulate and thank, in the same terms as did the noble and learned Lord, Lord Lloyd of Berwick, the noble Lord, Lord Morris of Manchester, for the way in which he has so persistently and persuasively pursued the issue of the treatment of Gulf War settlements....

My Lords, this debate is about the brave men and women, veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War, now in broken health with still undiagnosed illnesses, who were prepared to lay down their lives in our service in the most toxic war in western military history, and the bereaved families of...

My Lords, this debate is about the brave men and women, veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War, now in broken health with still undiagnosed illnesses, who were prepared to lay down their lives in our service in the most toxic war in western military history, and the bereaved families of...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Morris of Manchester, on securing this debate. It allows the new Administration the opportunity to indicate their approach to a problem which has been lying for far too long in the not-yet-settled tray. I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Astor of Hever,...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Morris of Manchester, on securing this debate. It allows the new Administration the opportunity to indicate their approach to a problem which has been lying for far too long in the not-yet-settled tray. I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Astor of Hever,...

Before the noble Lord leaves the question of causation, I hope he will come back to the point made so clearly by the noble Lord, Lord Morris, that we now know the answer on causation from the much more extensive research carried out in the United States.

Before the noble Lord leaves the question of causation, I hope he will come back to the point made so clearly by the noble Lord, Lord Morris, that we now know the answer on causation from the much more extensive research carried out in the United States.

My Lords, I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Morris, on securing this further debate on illnesses in Gulf veterans and I thank him and other noble and noble and gallant Lords for taking part. The noble Lord has been a long and true champion of veterans and the wider...

My Lords, I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Morris, on securing this further debate on illnesses in Gulf veterans and I thank him and other noble and noble and gallant Lords for taking part. The noble Lord has been a long and true champion of veterans and the wider...

My Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend Lord Morris of Manchester for raising this issue. One cannot but admire his tenacity, and of course one admires the work he has done with the Royal British Legion over the years in looking after veterans, particularly Gulf War veterans. I also...

My Lords, I, too, thank my noble friend Lord Morris of Manchester for raising this issue. One cannot but admire his tenacity, and of course one admires the work he has done with the Royal British Legion over the years in looking after veterans, particularly Gulf War veterans. I also...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Morris, on securing a debate on this difficult subject, on which we all acknowledge he is an expert. As we all know, Gulf War syndrome refers to the complex of symptoms which particularly affects the veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War at...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Morris, on securing a debate on this difficult subject, on which we all acknowledge he is an expert. As we all know, Gulf War syndrome refers to the complex of symptoms which particularly affects the veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War at...