Chemical Weapons (Papers)

HC Deb 20 December 1995 vol 268 cc1171-2W

Mr. Livingstone

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what papers concerning Britain's decision to abandon production of chemical weapons have been opened to the public at the Public Record Office under the open government initiative. [7300]

Mr. Arbuthnot

Since records released to the Public Record Office under the open government initiative are not organised by subject matter, we can not identify which relate to Her Majesty's Government's decision to abandon production of chemical weapons without disproportionate cost.