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1990/1991 Gulf Veterans' Illnesses: Press Releases

VETERANS' MINISTER PROVIDES EVIDENCE TO LORD LLOYD INVESTIGATION - 29/07/2004
Veterans' Minister, Ivor Caplin MP, today submitted the MoD's evidence to Lord Lloyd's investigation into Gulf War illnesses. The package, containing a vast collection of documents (see notes to editors), was handed over to the investigation by MoD officials this morning.

UK/US REPORT ON SUSPECT TANK OF LIQUID FOUND AT THE KUWAITI GIRLS' SCHOOL IN 1991 - 13/09/2001
Today (Thursday 13th September 2001) the UK Ministry of Defence and the US Department of Defense published the final version of the Joint UK/US Case Narrative on the alleged detection of chemical warfare agent in an Iraqi storage tank discovered at the Kuwaiti Girls' School, Sabahiyah Municipality, Kuwait City, in August 1991.

MOD WELCOMES REPORT ON GULF VETERANS' HEALTH - 12/04/2001
The Ministry of Defence welcomes the publication of results from the study by a team from Manchester University, led by Professor Nicola Cherry.

PORTON DOWN VOLUNTEERS TO GET MEDICAL ASSESSMENT - 21/11/2000
New arrangements are to be made for Porton Down volunteers, the MoD announced today (21 Nov).

LATEST GULF CONFLICT CHEMICAL AGENTS PAPER PUBLISHED - 20/07/2000
There is no evidence that Iraq used chemical weapons against British troop in the Gulf conflict. This is the conclusion of a paper published by the MoD today, despite a number of chemical agent alarms during the conflict.

NEW GULF VETERANS' MORTALITY DATA PUBLISHED - 29/06/2000
A new independent study published in the Lancet shows that Gulf veterans’ mortality rates are not significantly different to those of servicemen and women who did not serve in the Gulf.

MULTIPLE VACCINES AND GULF HEALTH - 18/05/2000
The Ministry of Defence welcomes the announcement today of further independent work by King’s College, London, Gulf War Research Unit.

MOD PUBLISHES GULF REPORTS - 20/01/2000
The MoD’s Gulf Veterans’ Illnesses Unit today published a number of reports relating to the Gulf Conflict.

MOD WELCOMES REPORT PUBLISHED IN "THE LANCET" - 14/01/2000
Armed Forces Minister Doug Henderson expanded on his welcome for the two research papers published in "The Lancet" today, which report the results of an epidemiological study into the health of UK Gulf veterans.

Last Updated: 11 Nov 04