HC Deb 22 November 1995 vol 267 cc177-8W
Mr. Livingstone

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library copies of the annexes which have been added to the 1980 memorandum of understanding on chemical and biological defence between the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Canada in November 1988, October 1989, October 1991 and June 1994. [1584]

Mr. Arbuthnot

It is not our practice to place copies of memoranda of understanding or their annexes in the Library.

Mr. Livingstone

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what dates amendments to the 1980 memorandum of understanding on chemical and biological defence between the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Canada were first notified to Parliament; and on what date the memorandum was last amended. [1585]

Mr. Arbuthnot

It is not our practice routinely to notify amendments to memoranda of understanding to Parliament. The memorandum of understanding on chemical and biological defence between the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Canada was last amended on 21 November 1994.