HC Deb 20 May 1980 vol 985 cc151-2W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Keighley of 9 May, whether all Service personnel are to be provided with carbon-bonded anti-radiation suits; and under what circumstances he envisages their use.

Mr. Hayhoe

Suits to protect the wearer from the effects of nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) warfare are not issued to all Service personnel. This clothing is designed to protect personnel who are threatened by NBC attack in war.