HC Deb 31 January 1985 vol 72 c296W
Mr. Stephen Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if nuclear biological and chemical defence equipment is stored on the United States air force base at Greenham common

Mr. Stanley

As far as offensive equipment is concerned(a) Greenham common is a base for ground-launched cruise missiles; (b) there are no stocks of chemical weapons at United States bases in Great Britain; (c) there is no question of biological weapons being held at Greenham common because the United Kingdom and the USA observe the 1972 biological weapons convention which bans the development, possession and stockpiling of biological weapons.

As far as defensive NBC protective equipment is concerned, I cannot for security reasons indicate at which specific locations such equipment is held.

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