HC Deb 19 April 2004 vol 420 cc338-9W
Sir John Stanley

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date he was first informed that Dr. Brian Jones of the Defence Intelligence Staff had submitted reservations about the Government's dossier, Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction. [165685]

Mr. Hoon

I became aware in July 2003, in preparation for my evidence session with the ISC, that Dr. Brian Jones had, in September 2002, expressed concern to his immediate line manager about the precise wording of some parts of the Government's dossier on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction prior to its publication.

Bob Russell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 12 March 2004,Official Report, column 1773W, when he expects the Royal Military Police's Special Investigations Branch to complete its investigation into the deaths of the six Royal Military police officers from the Colchester garrison who were killed in Iraq; when he expects the report to be presented to him; when he will publish the report; whether the report to be published in full; whether families will be given (a) a full and (b) an edited version; and if he will make a statement. [166070]

Mr. Hoon

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 25 March 2004,Official Report, column 945W, by my right hon. Friend the Member for East Kilbride (Mr. Ingram). The families of the six dead soldiers will be given a further update on the findings of the Special Investigation Branch (SIB) investigation once they have completed their work. Although extensive inquiries have been undertaken, the investigation is still under way. It is not normal practice to make public the findings of SIB investigations.

Jeremy Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his latest estimate is of the total volume of depleted uranium shells used in Iraq since March 2003. [166417]

Mr. Ingram

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence gave on 4 June 2003,Official Report, column 445W. I also refer my hon. Friend to the answer of 12 June 2003, Official Report, column WA 62, given by my noble Friend the Lord Bach to Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer.