HL Deb 24 June 1998 vol 591 c27WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether it is the case that in March chemical defoliants were sprayed onto land used by the Bedouin of the Negev, on the instructions of the Israeli Minister of Agriculture; and whether they have discussed or will discuss this matter with the Government of Israel. [HL2178]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Our Embassy in Tel Aviv has raised this matter with the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture, who denied that such spraying had taken place.