§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will make it his policy, in territory which has recently been the scene of armed conflict, to prohibit British forces from using such territory for testing weapons or missiles without an independent assessment of the likely humanitarian consequences; and if he will make a statement; [35357]
(2) if he will make his policy that Britain's armed forces, when considering sites for weapons or missile testing in areas of recent armed conflict, have particular regard for the views of the people who live there. [35361]
§ Mr. SoamesIt is already standard practice in the selection, construction and use of live firing ranges, wherever they are, to have due regard for the views of people living nearby, and for the environmental, humanitarian and other consequences.