§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of NATO's estimate of the failure rate of cluster munitions deployed in Kosovo. [139765]
§ Mr. SpellarThe use of cluster munitions during the Kosovo campaign was a matter for individual nations. The cluster munitions used by the UK have a manufacturer's estimated failure rate of approximately 5 per cent. The failure rate of other nations' cluster munitions (which have different specifications) may vary, but any assessment is a matter for these nations. We are not aware of any agreed NATO estimate of the failure rate of cluster munitions used by Allies in Kosovo.