Written question asked by Lynne Jones (Labour) on Thursday, 14 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 October 2004. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Monday, 25 October 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, whether post-war validation of the source of the UK Government's claim that Iraq sought to procure uranium from Africa after 1998 has taken place.

Answer: Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether post-war validation of the source of the UK Government's claim that Iraq sought to procure uranium from Africa after 1998 has taken place. [192517] Mr. MacShane: The conclusions regarding the Government's claim that Iraq sought to procure uranium from Africa after 1998 are contained in chapter 6.4 of the report of the review headed by Lord Butler of Brockwell.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 425 c1021-2W;425 c1021W; 192517
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Disclosure of information Evidence Intelligence services Iraq Procurement Niger Uranium
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk