HL Deb 24 July 1997 vol 581 c182WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What evidence was found from the samples collected by the Sandfly air sampling system of the presence of biological agents during Operation Granby.

Lord Gilbert

During the Gulf War, nine biological detection system vehicles were operated by the 1st Field Laboratory Unit (1FLU). Samples collected by the Sandfly air sampling system on the vehicles were tested for the presence of biological material. In the course of operations, 1FLU did not record any instances of biological warfare agents being detected. As previously announced, the activities of 1FLU will be reviewed by the MoD as part of the new work on alleged biological agent detections during the Gulf War.