Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 March 2005. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 March 2005 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on investigations being undertaken by OLAF concerning illegal exports to Iraq indicating (a) what types of material are subject to investigation, (b) what the country of origin was of each type of material, (c) what the nationality is of those persons under investigation and (d) what the dates were of the alleged incidents; what the nature is of UK participation in the inquiries; and what involvement Communities staff have had in the inquiries.

Answer: Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on investigations being undertaken by OLAF concerning illegal exports to Iraq indicating (a) what types of material are subject to investigation, (b) what the country of origin was of each type of material, (c) what the nationality is of those persons under investigation and (d) what the dates were of the alleged incidents; what the nature is of UK participation in the inquiries; and what involvement Communities staff have had in the inquiries. [216065] Mr. MacShane: We are not aware of any investigations currently being undertaken by OLAF concerning illegal exports to Iraq.

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