§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) military units in active service, (b) reserve military units and (c) Territorial Army units have specialised CBW decontamination training. [83530]
§ Mr. IngramAll United Kingdom service personnel are trained to decontaminate themselves, their personal equipment and in some cases the equipment they operate. In addition, on Royal Navy ships and at Royal Air Force bases, teams can be formed to undertake decontamination as required to sustain operations. The Joint Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Regiment maintains three decontamination troops whose primary role is to decontaminate the regiment's equipment but who could also provide a capability for other units. Two of these troops are drawn from the Royal Yeomanry, a Territorial Army unit.