§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of(a) the damage inflicted on the Basra Pumping Station and (b) the effect it has had on the pumping station; [81932]
(2) what the purpose was of dropping the bombs which fell on date palm trees in Abu Al-Kasib, south of Basra; and what military installation was intended as the target of the bombs. [81933]
§ Mr. George RobertsonUK aircraft have not been involved in any attack on a Basra pumping station. I am not aware of any bombs falling on palm trees in Abu Al-Kasib.