HC Deb 01 December 1992 vol 215 c164W
Mr. Livingstone

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 16 July,Official Report, column 936, what are the main points of the draft text of the chemical weapons convention which relate to CR gas; and what implications it would have for the United Kingdom stock of CR gas.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The main points of the draft chemical weapons convention which relate to CR gas are:

Article I, paragraph 5 Use of Riot Control Agents
Article II, paragraph 7 Definition of Riot Control Agents
Article II, paragraph 9d Purposes not prohibited under the Convention
Article III, paragraph le Declaration of Riot Control Agents required under the Chemical Weapons Convention
Annex 2, Appendix 1, Part XI Allegations of use of Riot Control Agents

The chemical weapons convention has no implications for the United Kingdom stocks of CR gas.

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