§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what indications there were that (a) chemical and (b) biological weapons were used by the Iraqi forces, or anyone under their command, during Operation Granby.
§ Mr. SoamesThis is a matter for the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment, Porton Down, under its framework document. I have asked the chief executive CBDE to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Graham Pearson to Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, dated 6 February 1995:
1. Your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Defence asking him what indictions there were that (a) chemical and (b) biological weapons were used by the Iraqi forces, or anyone under their command, during Operation GRANBY has been passed to me to answer as Chief Executive of the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment.2. There are no indications or evidence to suggest that the Iraqi forces or anyone under their command used chemical or biological weapons against the British Armed Forces during Operation GRANBY.