§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many self-destruct mines have been recovered intact in Kuwait; and what are the policy consequences of this.
§ Mr. HanleyFigures for the whole of Kuwait are not available. However, I understand that Royal Ordnance plc discovered 146 self-destruct mines in its clearance area, all of which, for safety reasons, it destroyed in situ, without attempting to establish their condition. There are no policy consequences from this.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his policy on the manufacture or export by British firms of anti-personnel landmines that are not of a self-destructive or self-neutralising kind.
§ Mr. AitkenNo such landmines have been manufactured or exported by British industry for over a decade.