Written question asked by Alice Mahon (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 June 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 July 2002. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Thursday, 4 July 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, if he will list the medicines and medical equipment that are on the dual use list of banned imports to Iraq.

Answer: Mrs. Mahon: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the medicines and medical equipment that are on the dual use list of banned imports to Iraq. [65558] Mr. Mike O'Brien: There is no list of banned imports to Iraq. The Goods Review List, introduced by UN resolution 1409, contains dual-use items whose export to Iraq is subject to UN Security Council approval. It is not a denial list. Before approving Goods Review Listed items for export, the UN Sanctions Committee, drawing on expert advice from the UN Monitoring Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the IAEA, will decide whether the military risk of allowing the Iraqi regime to have the listed items outweighs their humanitarian benefits. The Goods Review List is a publicly accessible document, the contents of which are available on the UN website at www.un.org/Departments/ oip/index.html.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 388 c557W;388 c555W; 65558
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Exports Drugs Iraq Export controls Medical equipment Dual use goods and technologies
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk