§ Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his oral statement on 22 November,Official Report, column 541, if he will set out the sources for his statement that the People's Republic of China and North Korea sold missile technology to Iraq that contributed to the latter's nuclear capabilities.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkMy right hon. Friend sought to make two separate points—that the People's Republic of China and North Korea had exported missile technology; and that Iraq had received external support in its nuclear weapons programme. We do not disclose the sources for such information.