§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 10 February,Official Report, column 465, how much it would cost to fit self-destructing and self-neutralising mechanisms retroactively on those anti-personnel mines held by the United Kingdom armed forces for their use in any future conflict.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 23 February 1995]: Some theoretical work undertaken by the Defence Research Agency has indicated that it may be feasible to fit self-destructing mechanisms to existing Ranger anti-personnel mine stocks, but no detailed engineering study or cost analysis has been undertaken. This will be one of the options which will be assessed when Ranger comes to be replaced.
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who is responsible for the purchasing by his Department of self-destructing and self-neutralising anti-personnel mines.
§ Mr. Freeman[holding answer 23 February 1995]: Any acquisition of anti-personnel landmines, which would have a self-destructing or self-neutralising mechanism, would be purchased by my Department's procurement executive.