§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what equipment has been made available to British troops still in Kuwait and the Kuwaiti Government for use by Kuwaiti residents to protect against the hydrocarbons released from the burning oil wells.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonI have been asked to reply.
No equipments have been specifically requested or provided to protect either British troops or Kuwaitis against smoke from the burning oil wells, although we are continuing to assess the effects of the hydrocarbons being released. Further quantitative and qualitative analysis of the longer-term effects from the hydrocarbons released is being undertaken in liaison with the United States and Saudi civilian environmental health officials.