Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 June 2003. It was answered by Tony Blair (Labour) on Monday, 23 June 2003 on behalf of the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Prime Minister, who the members are of the newly formed Iraq Survey Group; what the relevant experience is of each member; to whom the group will be responsible; and whether honourable Members will have the opportunity to examine the reports produced by the survey group.

Answer: Llew Smith: To ask the Prime Minister who the members are of the newly formed Iraq Survey Group; what the relevant experience is of each member; to whom the group will be responsible; and whether honourable Members will have the opportunity to examine the reports produced by the survey group. [120796] The Prime Minister: The Iraq Survey Group (ISG) is a joint US, UK and Australian operation comprising around 1,400 people. The ISG is commanded by Major General Keith Dayton (US), with Brigadier John Deverell (UK) as his deputy. The Group's first priority is the search for, and elimination, of Weapons of Mass Destruction, but, in addition, will collect information relating to terrorism, war crimes, prisoners of war and other material relating to suspect activities of the former regime. The Group is able to draw on personnel from a range of UK, US and Australian military and civilian organisations, and will include former UNSCOM inspectors. As I have already made clear we are going to assemble evidence of Iraq's WMD and present it properly to people at the appropriate time.

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