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Written question asked by Lynne Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 December 2005. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 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 the answer of 5 December 2005, Official Report, column 1072W, on Iraq, for what reasons the intelligence available to Lord Butler was not available to the Intelligence and Security Committee at the time of its 2003 inquiry.
Answer

The Butler Review and the inquiry conducted by the Intelligence and Security Committee had different terms of reference. Both had extensive access to intelligence material.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c2852W; 38424
Session
2005-06
Related items
Iraq
Monday, 5 December 2005
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Disclosure of information Inquiries Intelligence services Iraq Intelligence and Security Committee Nuclear weapons Procurement WMD Intelligence Review Committee Iraq conflict Niger Uranium
Link
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