Written question asked by Lynne Jones (Labour) on Thursday, 1 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 July 2004. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Thursday, 8 July 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, on what date the signals intelligence referred to in para 89 of Cm5972 shows that an Iraqi official visited Niger; and if he will name the Iraqi official referred to; whether the signals intelligence referred to in paragraph 89 of Cm 5972 concerning a visit by an Iraqi official to Niger was passed on to the International Atomic Energy Agency. (Holding answer 7 July 2004).

Answer: Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) on what date the signals intelligence referred to in paragraph 89 of Cm 5972 shows that an Iraqi official visited Niger; and if he will name the Iraqi official referred to; [182604] (2) whether the signals intelligence referred to in paragraph 89 of Cm 5972 concerning a visit by an Iraqi official to Niger was passed on to the International Atomic Energy Agency. [182618] Mr. MacShane: [holding answer 7 July 2004]: As my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary stated in his reply to my hon. Friend on 6 May 2004, Official Report, column 1733W, it would not be appropriate to comment publicly on the detail of this intelligence reporting. The security and intelligence services are not within the scope of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information (Part 1, Paragraph 6).

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