HC Deb 22 October 2003 vol 411 cc588-9W
Mr. Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to increase UK military support for the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Mazar-e-Sharif and the five surrounding provinces in Afghanistan consequent to United Nations Resolution 1510. [133163]

Mr. Ingram

I anticipate the UK-led Provincial Reconstruction Team based in Mazar-e Sharif will increase slightly in size by the end of the year. This expansion is part of the planned evolution of the Provincial Reconstruction Team and is coincidental to UNSCR 1510.

Angus Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many rounds of depleted uranium ammunitions have been fired in Afghanistan by UK troops; how many rounds of depleted uranium ammunition have been recovered during UK-led clean-up operations; and if he will make a statement. [133714]

Mr. Ingram

Depleted uranium (DU) ammunition has not been used by Allied Forces in recent operations in Afghanistan and hence there has been no need for clean-up. I do not have information on its use by other nations or forces in past conflicts in Afghanistan.

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