HC Deb 30 November 1990 vol 181 c537W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what research his Department has carried out into the hazards of electromagnetic radiation on ordnance in the last five years;

(2) what research his Department is currently carrying out into the hazards of electromagnetic radiation on ordnance.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

Within the research programme, ordnance components are tested against the hazards of electromagnetic radiation for safety reasons. It is not our policy, however, to give specific details of current research.