§ The Countess of Marasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will provide a comprehensive list of all the products containing organophosphates (a) taken from the United Kingdom to the Gulf, and (b) purchased locally, by trade name and constituents and used by or on members of HM Armed Forces, their clothing, tents or equipment during Operation Granby, and upon whose authority they were purchased and used.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Earl Howe)The types of organophosphate pesticides supplied to British troops in the gulf from military stores, or purchased locally, are being investigated by the Organophosphate Pesticide Investigation Team. We will report the outcome of their investigations as soon as we have the necessary information to hand.