HC Deb 25 April 2002 vol 384 cc419-20W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the United Kingdom's policy is with regard to the possible use of Britain's nuclear weapons to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction against British territory, armed forces or civilians; [51139]

(2) whether it is his Department's policy to rule out the use of Britain's nuclear weapons in response to the use of chemical or biological weapons against British forces overseas. [51140]

Mr. Hoon

I refer the right hon. and learned Member to the answer I gave on 10 April 2001,Official Report, column 30W, in answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Blaenau Gwent (Llew Smith).

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