§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what discrimination was exercised by coalition air forces in their attacks on Iraqi conventional power stations;
(2) what proportion of Iraqi conventional power stations were bombed by coalition air forces during the Gulf war;
(3) what was Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the bombing of Iraqi conventional power stations during the Gulf war.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonCoalition forces attacked Iraqi power stations in order to disrupt Iraq's military command control and communications, and other military capabilities such as air defence radars. These attacks were carefully planned to minimise the risk of causing civilian casualties and collateral damage. It is believed that over half Iraq's major power stations were damaged by coalition forces during the Gulf conflict.