§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Prime Minister when Her Majesty's Government first learned of the petrochemical-3 (PC-3) programme in Iraq; and what steps were taken to establish the extent of involvement by United Kingdom companies or organisations in that PC-3 programme.
§ The Prime MinisterWe first learned of the PC3 programme in Iraq at the time the UN inspections were starting.
We have asked the UN special commission and the IAEA to let us have details of any evidence of involvement by British companies in Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programmes which may come to their 481W attention. Any indication of wrongdoing will be urgently investigated. If strategic export controls have been breached, it will be a matter for the courts.