§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Prime Minister if he will place in the Library a copy of his letter to the hon. Member for Linlithgow of 4 April, relating to military action against Serbia. [118398]
§ The Prime MinisterI have done so today.
§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Prime Minister what recent reports he has received relating to the type and extent of bomb damage in Serbia in connection with the use of uranium armament; and if he will make a statement. [117522]
§ The Prime MinisterThe UN Environment Programme published a report in October 1999, which noted, inter alia, that many environmental problems in the FRY
do not result from the recent war, but from years of environmental neglect.The report's authors have suggested that between 50 and 70 per cent. of the pollution pre-dated the conflict.
Following that report, the United Nations asked NATO for information about use of depleted uranium (DU) during the Kosovo conflict. The NATO Secretary-General has responded, confirming that DU was used in operations against armoured equipment, mainly in Western Kosovo.