§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the continued existence of biological weapons in the sea surrounding the British Isles following the end of the second world war; how many biological weapons remain deposited in the sea; what types of weapons are involved; in what locations they are; when the weapons deposited were last inspected; what evidence there is of leakage; and what steps he is taking to ascertain the circumstances of their disposal. [14406]
§ Mr. SoamesMy Department has no knowledge of any biological weapons being dumped in the sea surrounding the British Isles.