That this House notes the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention signed by the United Kingdom, United States and over 140 other countries, which prohibits the use of chemical agents that 'can cause death, temporary incapitation or permanent harm to humans' in international military conflict; further notes that it is United Kingdom policy not to allow troops to participate in operations involving the use of non-lethal or riot control gases such as o-chlorobenzylidene malonontrite (CS) gas and pepper sprays; is deeply concerned that the United States Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, has shown a willingness to use in military action against Iraq, similar toxic agents to those that resulted in the deaths of 129 hostages in the Moscow theatre siege of October 2002; is particularly disturbed by Mr Rumsfeld's suggestion that such gases could be used in situations involving women and children; and calls on the United Kingdom Government to press the United States Administration to uphold the provisions of the 1997 Convention by making a clear statement of intention not to use such toxic gases in any military action against Iraq.

That this House notes the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention signed by the United Kingdom, United States and over 140 other countries, which prohibits the use of chemical agents that 'can cause death, temporary incapitation or permanent harm to humans' in international military conflict; further notes that it is United Kingdom...

That this House notes that all the sites listed in the UK dossier on Iraq of 24th September 2002 have subsequently been inspected by UNMOVIC and IAEA inspectors who report that they have not discovered 'any signs of weapons of mass destruction of any programmes for their production'; recalls that some of the sites visited on the day of the publication of the dossier were found to be derelict or used for benign purposes; further notes that on page 34 of the dossier it is claimed that 'Iraq consistently refused to allow UNSCOM inspectors access to any of the presidential sites'; but that the UNSCOM document S/1998/326 reports that 'The initial entry to the eight presidential sites in Iraq was performed by mission UNSCOM 243 during the period from 25th March to 4th April 1998... Co-operation from Iraqi counterparts was satisfactory'; believes that the intelligence provided for the dossier has proved to be unreliable and inaccurate; urges that no future intelligence claims should be accepted until it has been meticulously verified; and notes with alarm the prospect that similar uncorroborated claims could be used as a pretext to send British soldiers into battle to kill and to be killed.

That this House notes that all the sites listed in the UK dossier on Iraq of 24th September 2002 have subsequently been inspected by UNMOVIC and IAEA inspectors who report that they have not discovered 'any signs of weapons of mass destruction of any programmes for their production'; recalls that...