HC Deb 24 April 1998 vol 310 cc714-5W
Mr. Livingstone

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what dates the programme officers and the requirements officers of the 1980 Memorandum of Understanding on chemical and biological defence between Britain, the United States of America and Canada have met since 1 January 1995; and where these meetings were held. [38611]

Mr. Spellar

The dates and locations of the meetings of the Programme Officers and Requirement Offices of the 1980 MOU and CBD since 1 January 1995 are as follows:

Date Location
6–7 March 1995 US Army Chemical School, Fort McClellan, AL, USA
19–20 September 1995 CBD Porton Down, UK
19–20 March 1996 Defence Research Establishment Suffield, Medicine Hat, Canada
17–18 September 1996 US Naval Coastal Systems Station, Florida, USA
13–14 March 1997 CBD Porton Down, UK
16–17 September 1997 Defence Research Establishment Suffield, Medicine Hat, Canada
10–11 March 1998 Natick Research, Development and Engineering Centre, Natick, USA