§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have any reason to believe that depleted uranium was left on the Gulf War battle-field, and whether they are in receipt of any report from the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority on the subject.
§ The Earl of ArranA small proportion of the ammunition used by British forces in the Gulf contained depleted uranium. The Ministry of Defence has a copy of a commercially produced, theoretical appraisal of the possible consequences of the use during hostilities in the Gulf of ammunition containing depleted uranium. The assessment of the situation in Kuwait is a matter for the Kuwait Government. Her Majesty's Government have not received a request for assistance with the production of such an assessment.