§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what occasions his Department has paid financial compensation to individuals as a consequence of experiments carried out at Porton Down, which experiments resulted in the payment of compensation; and how much compensation was paid. [20848]
§ Mr. FreemanNone. In no case over the past 40 years has injury or illness been shown to have resulted from participation in studies at Porton Down.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will specify the total number of people who have been used in(a) radiological, (b) chemical and (c) biological experiments by his Department in each of the last 30 years. [20850]
§ Mr. FreemanA small number of volunteers have taken part in ethically supervised studies, involving the low intake of short-lived radio-isotopes, over many years. The total number involved is not held centrally. The number of volunteers participating in experiments at the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment in each of the last 30 years was set out in the answer given to the hon. Member for Leeds, Central (Mr. Fatchett) on 20 March,Official Report, column 77.