§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many depleted uranium shells have been(a) fired and (b) recovered from the DERA establishment at Dundrennan in each of the last three years; [124697]
(2) if the test firing of depleted uranium shells at the DERA establishment at Dundrennan, Kirkcudbrightshire is continuing. [124718]
§ Mr. SpellarThe number of depleted uranium shells fired at the range in each of the last three years is as follows:
Number 1997 749 1998 134 1999 111 During this period only one projectile has been recovered. This was in October 1997 when a fishing vessel trawled up one in the Solway Firth. Current planning proposes a programme of DU firings up to October 2001.