Ammunition: Depleted Uranium

Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 30 March 2023.

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Photo of Caroline Lucas Caroline Lucas Green, Brighton, Pavilion

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/77/49 adopted by the General Assembly on 7 December 2022, if he has responded to the invitation to Member States in the Resolution to communicate to the Secretary-General the UK’s views on the effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium; and if he will make a statement.

Photo of James Heappey James Heappey Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)

The UK, jointly with France and the United States, provided an Explanation of Vote in response to UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/77/49 regarding our position on the effects of the use of depleted uranium munitions. The UK notes that inquiries by the World Health Organization, the United Nations Environmental Program, the International Atomic Energy Agency and others has documented no long-term environmental or health effects attributable to the use of these munitions.

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