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Written question asked by John Baron (Conservative) on Friday, 14 December 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 January 2008. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Monday, 7 January 2008 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Draft Iraq Dossier

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the differences between the draft Iraq dossier written by Mr. John Williams dated 9 September 2002 and Mr. John Scarlett's draft of 10 September 2002.
Answer

[holding answer 7 January 2008]: As I told the House on 13 June 2007, Official Report, column 293WH, John Williams' draft was his personal attempt to explain the threat which Saddam Hussein and his regime posed. It was not specifically commissioned as part of the formal drafting process and was not used as the basis for the dossier the Government subsequently published.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
470 c91W;470 c94W; 175522
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Iraq Weapons
Link
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