HL Deb 31 March 1999 vol 599 cc45-6WA
Lord Ironside

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many members and ex-members of the Armed Forces taking part in the Ministry of Defence medical assessment programme have undergone tests for health hazards related to the alleged exposure to depleted uranium during Gulf War service; and how many have tested positive to the presence of uranium or its derivatives in the samples taken. [HL1746]

Lord Gilbert

I refer the noble Lord to the detailed paperTesting for the presence of depleted uranium in UK veterans of the Gulf conflict: The Current Position, which my honourable friend the Minister the State for the Armed Forces published on 19 March. Copies have been placed in the Library of the House.