§ Mr. DhandaTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the UK armed forces' use of cluster bombs in military operations. [113737]
§ Mr. IngramCluster bombs are a legitimate weapon that provide a capability against certain targets, in particular targets that cover an area, which cannot be
£000 Provision Outturn 1997–981 Vote 1 Operational and Support Costs 10,145,387 10,068,343 Vote 2 Logistic Services 4,806,638 4,697,410 Vote 3 Systems Procurement and Research 6,353,598 6,150,142 Vote 4 Armed Forces retired pay, pensions etc 1,121,776 1,126,210 1998–991 Vote 1 Operational and Support Costs 10,885,792 10,922,188 Vote 2 Logistic Services 5,027,211 5,027,921 Vote 3 Systems Procurement and Research 6,856,926 6,526,112 Vote 4 Armed Forces retired pay, pensions etc 1,191,454 1,169,138 1999–20001 Vote 1 Operational and Support Costs, Logistic Services and Systems Procurement and Research 22,866,888 22,549,260 Vote 2 Armed Forces retired pay, pensions etc. 1,270,091 1,262,289 2000–011 Vote 1 Operational and Support Costs, Logistic Services and Systems Procurement and Research 23,609,631 23,537,721 Vote 2 Armed Forces retired pay, pensions etc. 1,342,195 1,267,002 Source: Appropriation Accounts 2 I will write separately with the information for 2001–02 giving a full explanation of the components of the provision and outturn figures introduced with Resource Accounting and Budgeting and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.