Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Thursday, 23 January 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 February 2003. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Monday, 3 February 2003 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the basis was for his assertion in his statement on terrorism on 21st January, 398 c176, that the nerve gas found recently in the United Kingdom could not have been produced by terrorists alone. - Foreign Secretary wrote recently to the hon. Member for Hampstead and Highgate (Glenda Jackson) to clarify that and placed copy of letter in Library.

Answer: Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the basis was for his assertion in his statement on terrorism on 21 January 2003, Official Report, column 176, that the nerve gas found recently in the United Kingdom could not have been produced by terrorists alone. [93896] Mr. Mike O'Brien: My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary was, of course, referring to the recent discovery of ricin in Wood Green. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary wrote recently to the hon. Member for Hampstead and Highgate (Glenda Jackson) to clarify that and placed a copy of his letter in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 399 c9-10W;399 c10W; 93896
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Chemical and biological warfare Chemical weapons Biological weapons Haringey Poisons Terrorism
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk