§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Attorney-General what prosecutions will follow the UN special commission on Iraq—UNSCOM—report on the involvement of British companies in supplying the Iraqi programmes developing weapons of mass destruction. [20085]
§ The Attorney-GeneralI understand any information contained in an UNSCOM report indicating possible unlawful supply of weapons to Iraq will have been passed to HM Customs and Excise. Follow-up to any information about, and investigation of, any suspected breaches of UK export controls will be a matter for that Department. Decisions about prosecution are taken in the light of the outcome of such investigations.