Written question asked by Tony Colman (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 October 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 October 1999. It was answered by Lord Hain (Labour) on Thursday, 28 October 1999 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the use of the procedures contained in the Additional Protocol of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has formed part of the current UN negotiations for the reintroduction of UNSCOM into Iraq.

Answer: Mr. Colman: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the use of the procedures contained in the Additional Protocol of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has formed part of the current UN negotiations for the reintroduction of UNSCOM into Iraq. [96421] Mr. Hain: The Additional Protocol does not form part of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). It is an extension to the safeguards agreement negotiated between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and NPT member states. Iraq has not agreed an Additional Protocol with the IAEA, hence this subject has no direct bearing on current discussion in the UN on re-establishing IAEA and UNSCOM operations in Iraq under UN Security Council resolution 687.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 96421; 336 c992W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Arms control Iraq Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Negotiations UN Special Commission on Iraq