§ Mr. Keith SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his Department's policy relating to the retention or disposal of captured military weapons and equipment. [68212]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 1 February 1999]: Decisions on how to deal with captured military weapons and equipment would be taken in the light of circumstances at the time. Disposal of such material by scrapping or sale for further use is subject to the same 651W stringent political and security constraints as apply to the disposal of surplus military equipment from our own inventory.