§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 4 February,Official Report, column 997, if he has now received the consultants' reports on the environmental assessment of depleted uranium firing at the Kirkcudbright and Eskmeals ranges; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AitkenI have not yet received the report. This is an important study and the contractor has identified several 133W lines of inquiry which need to be followed up and which require additional time. The draft version of the report is now expected to be available to officials within the next few weeks.