Written question asked by Lynne Jones (Labour) on Thursday, 12 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 December 2002. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 December 2002 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries will receive an unedited version of the Iraqi dossier of its weapons of mass destruction.

Answer: Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries will receive an unedited version of the Iraqi dossier of its weapons of mass destruction. [87415] Mr. MacShane: As states with the expertise to assess the risks of proliferation, China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States have received unedited versions of the Iraqi Declaration. UNMOVIC and the IAEA will decide what, if any, parts of the Declaration need to be excised before it distributes the report to all members of the UN Security Council.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 87415; 396 c763W;396 c762-3W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Chemical weapons Biological weapons Distribution Iraq Nuclear weapons Publications United Nations Weapons
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk