§ Sir Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received from the Governments of the Bahamas and Antigua about the implications of the chemical tests carried out in the Caribbean 50 years ago; and if he will make a statement. [10822]
§ Sir Nicholas BonsorNo formal representations have between received from either the Government of the Bahamas or the Government of Antigua and Barbuda. However, Foreign Commonwealth Office officials received two letters from the Antiguan High Commissioner to London on the subject of biological weapons testing in the Caribbean in 1948–49. The FCO replied having sought advice from the Ministry of Defence.