HL Deb 17 July 2003 vol 651 c155WA
Lord Judd

asked Her Majesty's Government:

(a) What action they or their allies took in Iraq before the outbreak of war to incapacitate all known scud missiles, similar weapons or other weapons of mass destruction; (b) how successful this action proved to be; (c) how many such weapons were incapacitated; (d) how many such weapons remained operational; and (e) by what date such action was completed. [HL3943]

Lord Bach

As an integral part of the wider combat operation against Iraq, the coalition undertook a variety of operations in order to neutralise the threats posed by the Iraqi regime. I am withholding further details under Exemption 1 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information, which covers defence, security and international relations.