Iraq (Hansard, 14 May 1992)

§ Mr. Winnick
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will set out the range of weapons in Iraq in each category which have now been192W destroyed arising from resolutions of the United Nations Security Council; what weapons are now left to be destroyed; when this will occur; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Douglas Hogg
Inspectors have so far supervised the destruction of:
Ballistic Missiles

62 ballistic missiles

10 ballistic missiles

18 fixed scud launch pads

32 ballistic missile warheads

127 missile storage support vehicles

Tons of rocket fuel

Assembled 350 mm supergun

Components for 350 mm and 1000 mm superguns

1 tonne of supergun propellant

54 items of ballistic missile production equipment

10 buildings related to ballistic missile production

Chemical Weapons

11 800 unfilled chemical munitions

463 unstable 122 mm rockets, some filled with chemical agent

Nuclear Programme

29 items of equipment connected to the nuclear weaponisation programme

8 buildings used in the nuclear programme

Iraq claims to have unilaterally destroyed equipment covered by SCR687 during the summer of 1991. The special commission is verifying these claims.
The special commission plans to continue the destruction of nuclear facilities and ballistic missile production equipment in the course of upcoming inspections. The large scale destruction of chemicals will begin in June.
Until Iraq complies with its obligation to provide a full, final and complete disclosure of its weapons of mass destruction, there can be no final list of items for destruction.

§ Mr. Winnick
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what latest warnings have been given to the Iraqi regime over any future aggression or armed action against its own citizens within the borders of Iraq.

§ Mr. Douglas Hogg
On 14 April, coalition Governments told the Iraq Government that they should cease repressive actions against the people of Iraq in violation of United Nations Security Council resolution 688.
In a further démarche on 7 May we reminded the Iraqis that we had not received and still expected a full and effective response to our demarche of 14 April. We shall continue to press them to respect the basic human and political rights of the Iraqi people.