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asked Her Majesty's Government:What discussions have taken place with Strathclyde police about possible legal proceedings against the Weir Group for breaches of United Nations sanctions legislation in relation to Iraq.
asked Her Majesty's Government:What discussions have taken place with Strathclyde police about possible legal proceedings against the Weir Group for breaches of United Nations sanctions legislation in relation to Iraq.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Evans of Temple Guiting
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
25 July 2007
Any decision to take forward a prosecution against the Weir Group is for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) to make and Her Majesty’s Government have no locus to intervene.
Subjects
Corruption; Iraq; Food; Oil; Prosecutions; Overseas companies; United Nations; Sanctions; Weir Group
Date
25 July 2007
Reference
4834; 694 c94-5WA
House
House of Lords
My Lords, if it transpires that western governments, where evidence exists, are unprepared to bring the hundreds of firms in breach of sanctions before the courts in their respective countries, thereby showing that sanctions simply cannot work, should Ministers in the future faced with decisions about sanctions against other countries not have it in mind that sanctions simply cannot be enforced?
My Lords, if it transpires that western governments, where evidence exists, are unprepared to bring the hundreds of firms in breach of sanctions before the courts in their respective countries, thereby showing that sanctions simply cannot work, should Ministers in the future faced with decisions about sanctions against other countries not have it in mind that sanctions simply cannot be enforced?
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
6 March 2006
My Lords, I am loath to draw the conclusion that sanctions cannot be properly enforced. In the United Nations Security Council, we have consistently tried to ensure robust compliance in this and other cases, as detailed in the IIC report of 7 September. We have proposed a fresh package of proposals, termed ““smarter sanctions””, to refocus sanctions more tightly on WMD, military and dual-use goods; to end the illegal oil trade; to counter smuggling; and to improve the provision of humanitarian goods. I make the point not only because that is what we should do but because it is what we should expect everyone else to do, and that is what we should argue.
Subjects
Criminal investigation; Corruption; Iraq; Food; Oil; Sanctions; Weir Group
Date
6 March 2006
Reference
679 c527
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
What discussions have taken place between representatives of the Volcker commission and authorities in the United Kingdom on the Weir Group’s payments to the regime of Saddam Hussein.
What discussions have taken place between representatives of the Volcker commission and authorities in the United Kingdom on the Weir Group’s payments to the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Triesman
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
6 March 2006
Answered on
6 March 2006
My Lords, representatives of Strathclyde Police visited the independent inquiry committee at its headquarters on 8 and 9 December 2005. There they spoke to committee staff and received copies of documents relevant to the Weir Group. The Strathclyde Police, in close liaison with the Scottish Crown Office, are reviewing this documentation to determine whether there are sufficient grounds for investigation. It would not be appropriate to comment further on any specific allegations at this stage.
Subjects
Criminal investigation; Corruption; Iraq; Food; Oil; Sanctions; Weir Group
Date
6 March 2006
Reference
679 c525-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, now that we know that Mr Andrew Macleod—the man who made the £4.3 million illegal payment to the Saddam Hussein regime—has said in his defence,"““I did as I was told””,"
by the company, can we assume that the Strathclyde Police inquiry and wider DTI inquiries that should be taking place will interview Mr Macleod and make sure that he has not been shut up by the company, which is what is alleged, with a view to the prosecution of people higher up inside the Weir Group?
My Lords, now that we know that Mr Andrew Macleod—the man who made the £4.3 million illegal payment to the Saddam Hussein regime—has said in his defence,"““I did as I was told””,"
by the company, can we assume that the Strathclyde Police inquiry and wider DTI inquiries that should be taking place will interview Mr Macleod and make sure that he has not been shut up by the company, which is what is alleged, with a view to the prosecution of people higher up inside the Weir Group?
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
6 March 2006
My Lords, I am being invited to speculate on a matter that is being investigated by the police, and any answer would be certain to prejudice that process. With the greatest respect to my noble friend, I must say that that would be entirely the wrong way to go.
Subjects
Criminal investigation; Corruption; Iraq; Food; Oil; Sanctions; Weir Group
Date
6 March 2006
Reference
679 c526
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
It only volunteered when it had to, my Lords.
It only volunteered when it had to, my Lords.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
17 November 2005
My Lords, let us wait for the consideration to take place. As to the programme itself, the Iraq Survey Group reported in 2004 that sanctions had been successful in curbing Iraq’s ability to import weapons and technology. The Oil for Food programme also succeeded in providing basic standards of nutrition and health to the Iraqi people. This country worked hard to bring about more comprehensive compliance with the programme, as the report recognises. The circumstances in which military action was taken have been well discussed over the past years, including many times in this House, but I do not agree with the proposition that my noble friend put.
Subjects
Corruption; Iraq; Food; Oil; Prosecutions; Sanctions; Weir Group
Date
17 November 2005
Reference
675 c1182
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, does my noble and learned friend accept that while it is true that the company went to the DTI to volunteer information, it did so only when it knew that the Americans were to hold an inquiry that would identify it?
My Lords, does my noble and learned friend accept that while it is true that the company went to the DTI to volunteer information, it did so only when it knew that the Americans were to hold an inquiry that would identify it?
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
17 November 2005
My Lords, I cannot confirm that. The Volcker report itself notes that a press release was issued by the company announcing that it had conducted an internal review of its programme contracts and had learnt certain things which it then set out in the press release. It is not for me to speculate as to what, if any, motivation was behind that.
Subjects
Corruption; Iraq; Food; Oil; Prosecutions; Sanctions; Weir Group
Date
17 November 2005
Reference
675 c1184
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, is it not true that sanctions against Iraq miserably failed because companies such as the Weir Group were propping up the Saddam Hussein regime with backhanders that enabled him to pay his army and also to maintain his regime based on violence? Is it not also true that if sanctions had been allowed properly to work, there would have been no war? There would have been no military intervention, and thousands of lives would have been saved. I put it to my noble and learned friend that the company has blood on its hands.
My Lords, is it not true that sanctions against Iraq miserably failed because companies such as the Weir Group were propping up the Saddam Hussein regime with backhanders that enabled him to pay his army and also to maintain his regime based on violence? Is it not also true that if sanctions had been allowed properly to work, there would have been no war? There would have been no military intervention, and thousands of lives would have been saved. I put it to my noble and learned friend that the company has blood on its hands.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
17 November 2005
My Lords, I certainly would not assent to that at this stage in the consideration of the allegations that have been made. The Weir Group itself first volunteered information about what it had discovered.
Subjects
Armed conflict; Corruption; Iraq; Food; Oil; Sanctions; Iraq conflict; Weir Group; Prosecutions
Date
17 November 2005
Reference
675 c1182
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Whether the Attorney-General will initiate proceedings against the Weir Group in connection with sanctions against Iraq.
Whether the Attorney-General will initiate proceedings against the Weir Group in connection with sanctions against Iraq.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Goldsmith
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
17 November 2005
Answered on
17 November 2005
My Lords, the prosecution authorities in England and Scotland are reviewing the information on allegations against the Weir Group in connection with the UN’s Iraq Oil for Food programme, such as those contained in the final report of the independent inquiry committee published on 27 October 2005. It would not be appropriate to speculate about any course of action that may follow such consideration.
Subjects
Corruption; Iraq; Food; Oil; Prosecutions; Sanctions; Weir Group
Date
17 November 2005
Reference
675 c1182
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Lords statement on what their response is to the Joint Committee on the draft Corruption Bill. - Inc fact that published today (Cm 6086). [HL 580].
Lords statement on what their response is to the Joint Committee on the draft Corruption Bill. - Inc fact that published today (Cm 6086). [HL 580].
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Scotland of Asthal
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
18 December 2003
Answered on
18 December 2003
Legislation
Draft Corruption Bill
Subjects
Criminal law; Corruption; International law; Joint Committee on the Draft Corruption Bill
Date
18 December 2003
Reference
HL 580; 655 c172WA
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to his Department of its contributions towards Operation Angel in North West England; what the total cost was of Operation Angel in the North West of England to (a) the Government and (b) public bodies financed...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was to his Department of its contributions towards Operation Angel in North West England; what the total cost was of Operation Angel in the North West of England to (a) the Government and (b) public bodies financed...
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Boateng
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 1998
For answer on
11 January 1999
Answered on
11 January 1999
Subjects
Criminal investigation; Costs; Corruption; Police; Public sector; Public bodies; Preston; Lancashire Constabulary; Operation Angel
Date
11 January 1999
Reference
323 c84W; 64509;64508
House
House of Commons
What improprieties by TCS main board members have been indicated from internal departmental investigations over the last three years.
What improprieties by TCS main board members have been indicated from internal departmental investigations over the last three years.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Tim Yeo
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department of the Environment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
12 February 1991
Answered on
12 February 1991
Subjects
Corruption; Crown Suppliers; Management
Date
12 February 1991
Reference
185 c423W;185 c425W
House
House of Commons