HC Deb 12 June 1979 vol 968 c158W
22. Mr. Critchley

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to equip BAOR to enable Her Majesty's forces to respond in kind to a chemical attack.

Mr. Hayhoe

Defensive equipment supplied to our own troops provides the highest possible degree of protection against a chemical attack. There are no plans to equip BAOR with a retaliatory chemical capability.