§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what study of the effects of fluorine have been made in the context of Gulf war syndrome; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. SoamesFluorine was neither identified nor encountered as a specific hazard to service personnel of the alliance forces during the Gulf conflict. No evidence of any of the effects of fluorine has since been found in any of the medical investigations conducted on United Kingdom Gulf war veterans.