HC Deb 24 April 1996 vol 276 c162W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what limitations are placed on Her Majesty's armed forces by the United Nations on the types of weapons that may be used in peacekeeping operations. [26264]

Mr. Soames

The type of weapons that may be used in peacekeeping operations is a matter for discussion between the United Nations and individual troop-contributing nations in the particular circumstances of each operation.