§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade which of the pathogen strains that Iraq purchased from the United Kingdom between 1985 and 1989 had origins in the British biological weapons programme. [34847]
§ Mr. Tony LloydI have been asked to reply.
I undertook on 2 April 1998, Official Report, column 1445, to look into a number of points raised by the hon. and learned Member about the possible supply of UK origin anthrax spores to Iraq via the US, and will provide such information as is available in answer to this question in my reply.