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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
asked Her Majesty's Government:What discussions have taken place over the past six months with the Government of the United States about breaches by United Kingdom companies of United Nations sanctions legislation in relation to Iraq.
asked Her Majesty's Government:What discussions have taken place over the past six months with the Government of the United States about breaches by United Kingdom companies of United Nations sanctions legislation in relation to Iraq.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Malloch-Brown
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
18 July 2007
In the past six months, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been in regular contact with US counterparts about reported breaches by UK companies of UN sanctions in relation to Iraq. It would not be appropriate to go into the details of these discussions while the SFO is carrying out its investigations.
Subjects
Companies; Iraq; UN resolutions; Sanctions
Date
18 July 2007
Reference
4835; 694 c31WA
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
1st supplementary on flouting of Iraqi sanctions, particularly on oil, and measures for enforcement. (Due to printers error text of question reads Armenian rather than American).
1st supplementary on flouting of Iraqi sanctions, particularly on oil, and measures for enforcement. (Due to printers error text of question reads Armenian rather than American).
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 October 2000
Subjects
Iraq; Oil; USA; Sanctions
Date
30 October 2000
Reference
355 c500-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, What discussions he has had with his Armenian counterparts as to developments in Iraq.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, What discussions he has had with his Armenian counterparts as to developments in Iraq.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Geoffrey Hoon
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 July 2000
For answer on
30 October 2000
Answered on
30 October 2000
Subjects
Iraq; Oil; USA; Sanctions
Date
30 October 2000
Reference
355 c500-1; 132992
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on UN sanctions and indicting Saddam Hussein for war crimes.
1st supplementary on UN sanctions and indicting Saddam Hussein for war crimes.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
11 April 2000
Subjects
Iraq; Foreign policy; UN resolutions; Sanctions
Date
11 April 2000
Reference
348 c176
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, When he next intends to visit the Gulf States to discuss the future of Iraq.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, When he next intends to visit the Gulf States to discuss the future of Iraq.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Robin Cook
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 March 2000
For answer on
11 April 2000
Answered on
11 April 2000
Subjects
Iraq; Foreign policy; UN resolutions; Sanctions
Date
11 April 2000
Reference
348 c176; 117175
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, When she will reply to the Second Report from the International Development Committee, Session 1999-2000 (HC 67) on The Future of Sanctions; and if she will make a statement. (Failed OPQ).
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, When she will reply to the Second Report from the International Development Committee, Session 1999-2000 (HC 67) on The Future of Sanctions; and if she will make a statement. (Failed OPQ).
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Clare Short
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 February 2000
For answer on
1 March 2000
Answered on
1 March 2000
Mr. Campbell-Savours: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when she will reply to the second report from the
International Development Committee, Session 1999-2000 (HC 67) on "The Future of Sanctions"; and if she will make a statement.
[111192]
Clare Short: I welcome the Committee's report and commend its proposals. We will be considering the conclusions and recommendations
carefully and we will produce a detailed response in due course. The Department for International Development (DFID) is already
taking action on some of the recommendations. There will be a joint FCO/DFID mission, probably in the last week of March, to the UN
to explore how the UN Secretariat can be assisted in offering better advice to the Security Council on the design and implementation
of sanctions, and what role the UK may play in this.
Subjects
Sanctions
Date
1 March 2000
Reference
345 c295W; 111192
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what embargoes on the export of defence equipment, with particular reference to anti-tank weapons, existed in the case of exports to Croatia in (a) 1989, (b) 1990 and (c) 1991.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what embargoes on the export of defence equipment, with particular reference to anti-tank weapons, existed in the case of exports to Croatia in (a) 1989, (b) 1990 and (c) 1991.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Tony Lloyd
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
4 November 1998
For answer on
11 November 1998
Answered on
11 November 1998
Mr. Campbell-Savours: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what embargoes on the export of defence
equipment, with particular reference to anti-tank weapons, existed in the case of exports to Croatia in (a) 1989, (b) 1990 and (c)
1991. [59049]
Mr. Tony Lloyd: There was no embargo on the export of defence equipment to Croatia in 1989 and 1990. The European Union and its
Member States decided on 5 July 1991 to impose an embargo on armaments and military equipment applicable to the whole of the
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). UNSCR 713 (1991) established a general and complete embargo on all deliveries of
weapons and military equipment to the SFRY with effect from 25 September 1991. The embargoes included anti-tank weapons for export
to Croatia. The EU embargo remains in force in respect to Croatia.
Subjects
Defence equipment; Weapons; Sanctions; Croatia
Date
11 November 1998
Reference
59049; 319 c227W
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on sanctions against Iraq,
Supplementary on sanctions against Iraq,
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
13 January 1998
Subjects
Iraq; Sanctions; Hussein, Saddam
Date
13 January 1998
Reference
304 c128
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What representations he has received about the boycott of Campbells Soups in Northern Ireland. (Failed OPQ)
What representations he has received about the boycott of Campbells Soups in Northern Ireland. (Failed OPQ)
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Marquess of Lothian
(Conservative; Conservative)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
22 February 1996
Answered on
22 February 1996
Subjects
Northern Ireland; Sanctions; Campbell Soups
Date
22 February 1996
Reference
15044; 272 c264W;272 c245W
House
House of Commons
Pursuant to his Answer of 20th January, Official Report, 217 column 260W, when he expects to make a determination of country of origin of the textile products imported by Dewhursts of Driffield which were held at port in December 1992. - Inquiries continuing. Will write.
Pursuant to his Answer of 20th January, Official Report, 217 column 260W, when he expects to make a determination of country of origin of the textile products imported by Dewhursts of Driffield which were held at port in December 1992. - Inquiries continuing. Will write.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Cope of Berkeley
(Conservative)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
27 January 1993
Answered on
27 January 1993
Subjects
Customs; Imports; Textiles; Sanctions; Serbia; North Macedonia
Date
27 January 1993
Reference
217 c750W;217 c745W
House
House of Commons
What investigations he is intending to make into the production of Made in UK labels in Serbia and Macedonia which were supplied to Messrs Dewhursts of Driffield, North Humberside; what proposals he has for examination of tachographs in establishing source of textile products imported by Dewhursts of Driffield, North Humberside;...
What investigations he is intending to make into the production of Made in UK labels in Serbia and Macedonia which were supplied to Messrs Dewhursts of Driffield, North Humberside; what proposals he has for examination of tachographs in establishing source of textile products imported by Dewhursts of Driffield, North Humberside;...
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Cope of Berkeley
(Conservative)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
20 January 1993
Answered on
20 January 1993
Subjects
Customs; Imports; Textiles; Sanctions; Serbia; North Macedonia
Date
20 January 1993
Reference
217 c260W;217 c258W
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on disaster relief & economic sanctions by Iraq against Kurds.
Supplementary on disaster relief & economic sanctions by Iraq against Kurds.
Asked by
Lord Campbell-Savours
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
10 February 1992
Subjects
Iraq; Sanctions; Kurds
Date
10 February 1992
Reference
203 c665;203 c653
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons