Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 February 2004. It was answered by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Thursday, 5 February 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, what evidence has been found by the Iraq Survey Group of the destruction of the material and equipment dedicated to weapons of mass destruction listed under the clusters of unresolved disarmament issues published at pages 19 to 133 of his Department's White Paper Iraq: UN Documents, Cm 5785.

Answer: Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what evidence has been found by the Iraq Survey Group of the destruction of the material and equipment dedicated to weapons of mass destruction listed under the clusters of unresolved disarmament issues published at pages 19 to 133 of his Department's White Paper `Iraq: UN Documents', Cm 5785. [152316] Mr. MacShane: The Iraq Survey Group has found no clear evidence to support Iraqi claims that it unilaterally destroyed any such material or equipment.

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