§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 18 April,Official Report, column 416, if he will make a statement on his plans for introducing anti-personnel mines with self-destruct and self-neutralising mechanisms; and what percentage failure rates for these mechanisms will be set.
§ Mr. AitkenWe are currently considering our future requirements for anti-personnel mines. We anticipate that if any new mines were introduced they would have a self-destruct or self-neutralising capability. The specifications for these mines, including failure rates of the self-destruct or self-neutralising mechanism, would be determined as part of the procurement process.