Written question asked by Lynne Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 October 2004. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Monday, 4 October 2004 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd August, 424 c683W, on Iraq, whether honourable Members other than Ministers had an input into the preparation of the September 2002 Dossier, Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction. - Inc ref to 424 c683W, 1 September 2004.

Answer: Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his answer of 3 August 2004, Official Report, column 683W, on Iraq, whether hon. Members other than Ministers had an input into the preparation of the September 2002 Dossier, Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction. [188758] Mr. MacShane: As I made clear in my answer on 3 August (published on 1 September 2004, Official Report, column 683W), the Joint Intelligence Committee was responsible for producing the dossier. The final draft was made available for information to members of the Intelligence and Security Committee.

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