§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research his Department has carried out into the failure rate of cluster bomb sub-munitions used by Her Majesty's armed forces. [107427]
§ Mr. SpellarInformation on the failure rate of cluster bomb sub-munitions used by UK armed forces is collected during regular in-service trials and from field data. Recent statistics show a failure rate of approximately 5 per cent. in line with expectations.