§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the defence implications for United Kingdom service men of (1) the involvement of scientists and engineers employed by Man Technologie of West Germany in assisting Iraq in developing centrifuges for enriching uranium to military grade;
(2) the sale by the French-based company Gachot to Iraq of militarily sensitive valves and vacuum pumps;
(3) uranium sales by Portugal to Iraq;
450W(4) the sale to Iraq by Leybold-Meraus of Cologne of valves which can be used in the manufacture of a uranium enrichment centrifuge capable of making weapons grade highly enriched uranium; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonWe continue to assess that Iraq is not currently capable of constructing a nuclear explosive device, notwithstanding recent allegations regarding imports of various materials and items of equipment.