Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 March 2004. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Friday, 5 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, whether the United Kingdom experts working as part of the Iraq Survey Group have full access to the Iraqi declaration to the United Nations Security Council on its weapons of mass destruction programmes dated 8th December 2002.

Answer: Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the United Kingdom experts working as part of the Iraq Survey Group have full access to the Iraqi declaration to the United Nations Security Council on its weapons of mass destruction programmes dated 8 December 2002. [157155] Mr. MacShane: UK experts on the ground in Iraq do not have direct access to the declaration. They are, however, supported by analysts in the Ministry of Defence, by whom they were briefed before departing for Iraq and whom they are able to consult at any time about any aspect of Iraq's WMD programmes.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 418 c1191W;418 c1208W; 157155
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Access Disclosure of information Information Iraq Weapons Iraq Survey Group
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk