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Written question asked by Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) on Friday, 16 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 July 2004. It was answered by Tony Blair (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 July 2004 on behalf of the Prime Minister.


Prime Minister

Question
To ask the Prime Minister, when he was informed that SIS had withdrawn reporting from the source who claimed that production of biological and chemical agents had been accelerated by the Iraqi regime, because the source of the reporting had subsequently been deemed unreliable.
Answer

Adam Price: To ask the Prime Minister when he was informed that SIS had withdrawn reporting from the source who claimed that production of biological and chemical agents had been accelerated by the Iraqi regime, because the source of the reporting had subsequently been deemed unreliable. [185690] The Prime Minister: As my Official Spokesman made clear on 16 July, it was as a result of the Butler Review.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
424 c285W; 185690
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Biological weapons Intelligence services Iraq Weapons WMD Intelligence Review Committee
Link
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