§ Mr. SillarsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether work undertaken at the Chemical Defence Establishment is capable of conversion to the production of offensive chemical weapons.
§ Mr. NeubertThe role of the Chemical Defence Establishment is to provide effective protective measures for the United Kingdom Armed Forces against the threat that chemical or biological weapons may be used against them. The United Kingdom abandoned all offensive chemical warfare work over 30 years ago and CDE has no facilities capable of conversion to significant production of offensive chemical weapons.