Written question asked by Peter Kilfoyle (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 March 2004. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 March 2004 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 steps have been taken to establish who was responsible for forging documents relating to attempts by Iraq to obtain uranium from Niger. (Failed OPQ)

Answer: Mr. Kilfoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps have been taken to establish who was responsible for forging documents relating to attempts by Iraq to obtain uranium from Niger. [157428] Mr. MacShane: We have repeatedly made clear that our assessment that Iraq sought to procure uranium from Africa was not based upon the documents submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency which subsequently were identified as forgeries. Since these documents did not have any bearing on our assessment, the Government has taken no steps to identify the forgers.

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