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Written question asked by Lynne Jones (Labour) on Monday, 28 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 November 2005. It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Monday, 5 December 2005 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Iraq

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to paragraph 92 of the Intelligence and Security Committee Report Cm 5972, whether the Secret Intelligence Service has reported to the Government on its investigations into the authenticity of its documentary evidence into the claim that Iraq sought to procure uranium from Africa.
Answer

It is not the Government's policy to comment on intelligence matters. The Intelligence and Security Committee reviewed the assessments made of available intelligence in the report to which my hon. Friend refers. Following this, and exceptionally, all relevant intelligence material relating to Iraq's alleged attempts to procure Uranium from Niger was made available to Lord Butler when conducting his 2004 Review.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c1027W;440 c1027W; 33620
Session
2005-06
Related items
Iraq
Tuesday, 20 December 2005
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Intelligence services Iraq Procurement Niger Uranium
Link
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